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Blackhat Spam SEO: Which Sites Get Hijacked?

ID: fa25cce6-1e3c-52b3-bdfb-24e08c5a2036

STIX ID: report--fa25cce6-1e3c-52b3-bdfb-24e08c5a2036

Feed Name: Zscaler Security Research Blog

Threat Score
55/100

Date Published: 2025-04-02

Date Updated: 2026-05-01

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Analysis of 1,123 legitimate websites hijacked to host spam pages that redirect users to fake antivirus pages; most compromised sites did not run common dynamic CMS (WordPress, Joomla!, etc.), implying attackers likely used stolen admin credentials or exploited shared hosting platform compromises. The report shows a high concentration of hijacked sites on certain hosting providers (notably Endurance International Group and Bluehost) and warns that keeping site software updated is not sufficient without selecting secure hosting.

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