Tag: open-redirect
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Spammers using Google open redirect
Vulnerability ‘not worthy of bug bounty program’. Researchers at Solera Labs have discovered spammers using an open redirect at Google to hide the final destination of their link from both users and filters. Open redirects on a domain allow for the creation of redirects to arbitrary third-party sites. They are usually enabled by a site’s…
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Spammers turn to DoubleClick for open redirect
Loophole in Google’s AdSense solved, but new flaw quickly uncovered. The good name of web giant Google continues to be a popular source of legitimacy among spammers, despite their efforts to shut down loopholes open to abuse. Last month, Google fixed an open redirect in its AdSense ad serving program. The open redirect had become…