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Be careful with malware ads on Google Search. This happens fairly regularly, and in some cases can mean a direct loss of money, e.g. if you search for 'blockcha
by sidko 10y ago
Be careful with malware ads on Google Search. This happens fairly regularly, and in some cases can mean a direct loss of money, e.g. if you search for 'blockchain', instead of the online Bitcoin wallet showing up, Google ads often points to a malware that is a phishing site and occasionally people fall for it and lose all their Bitcoins [1]. This has been going on for a long time [2][3].
[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/27j1gd/i_had_53_btc_stolen_in_blockchain_now/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/27j1gd/i_had_53_bt...
[2] https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/2pm4tx/blockchaininfo_phishing_site_1st_result_on_google/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/2pm4tx/blockchaini...
[3] https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/4e99po/blokchalininfo_trying_to_steal_blockchaininfo/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/4e99po/blokchalini...
- morgante 10y agoI never actually click on Google Search ads.
- belorn 10y agoYou can't pay for content if you don't click on the ads and buy something. Companies spend money on advertisement in order to increase sales, and if there isn't an increase in sale, they stop paying the content creators for providing ad space.
- bduerst 10y agoSearch ads aren't the same as programmatic or display ads. The latter supplements publishers (websites) with revenue that covers the cost of providing content to you. Search ads are typically acquisition driven, where companies are paying for new customers.
- andrepd 10y agoThe above scam isn't targeted at you, or anyone of the sort of people that frequent HN.