Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Google slaps 'repeat offender' tag on unsafe sites

Google is closing a loophole in its Safe Browsing search policy. While it already flags sites that violate its malware, phishing and other policies, bad actors can temporary halt those activities. Then, once the warnings are removed, they resume, and unsuspecting searchers are none the wiser. Starting today, however, Google is flagging such sites as "repeat offenders," and webmasters won't be able to appeal the warnings for 30 days.Hacked websites...