Beware! Hackers are going after people who are typing these 6 words in their computer

A recent cybersecurity alert from SOPHOS issued a serious warning that the individuals who are searching for ‘Are Bengal Cats legal in Australia?’ are eventually at a huge risk of falling victim to a cyberattack. According to New York Post, this attack involves SEO poisoning where the cybercriminals are able to manipulate the search engine results to promote malicious websites.

New York Post reported that users who click on these seemingly legitimate links may have their personal information which even includes bank details stolen by malware known as Gootloader.

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The issue is primarily affecting users in Australia while the dangerous links are only appearing when ‘Australia’ is being typed or included in the search query. New York Post noted that the tactic of SEO poisoning is pretty alarming because it targets innocent searches which actually mean that users do not really need to be seeking anything suspicious to become the victims.

SOPHOS advises anyone who might have ended up clicking on such links to immediately change their passwords, asserted New York Post.SEO poisoning exploits popular search terms to lure users into clicking harmful links which can eventually lead to malware downloads or credential theft.

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FAQs:

Who issued a latest cybersecurity warning and what was it?
A recent cybersecurity alert from SOPHOS issued a serious warning that the individuals who are searching for ‘Are Bengal Cats legal in Australia?’ are eventually at a huge risk of falling victim to a cyberattack.

Which is the malware that is being used in the recent cyberattacks?
The users who click on seemingly legitimate links may have their personal information which even includes bank details stolen by malware known as Gootloader.