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Title: Google hacked?
Post by: Widewing on January 31, 2009, 09:06:24 AM

Did a Google search this morning... Every link directs to a page that says "Warning - visiting this web site may harm your computer!" There is no option to proceed to the linked page.

We've checked on several machines, from two different locations.


My regards,

Widewing

Title: Re: Google hacked?
Post by: Meatwad on January 31, 2009, 09:15:33 AM

I believe it is hacked

I did a simple search and went to wikipedia since it was the first link to come up. Said this:

Google     
Error
 

Forbidden
Your client does not have permission to get URL /interstitial?url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal from this server. (Client IP address: ********)


They also had the warning message on the search results page

Title: Re: Google hacked?
Post by: Widewing on January 31, 2009, 09:16:23 AM

Well, Google corrected the denial of service attack within 20 minutes... I'm shocked that it happened at all...


My regards,

Widewing

Title: Re: Google hacked?
Post by: john9001 on January 31, 2009, 09:25:07 AM

yes , same thing just happened to me.

Title: Re: Google hacked?
Post by: ROX on January 31, 2009, 09:29:40 AM

Must be fixed....did about 10 searches as a test, and all worked fine.



ROX

Title: Re: Google hacked?
Post by: cpxxx on January 31, 2009, 10:43:33 AM

Well it happened again a hour or two ago. I'd have been worried only the search was for the national TV station. Which I know is only dangerous to watch, not surf. :lol

The DOS attack must still be ongoing.

Title: Re: Google hacked?
Post by: Kurtank on January 31, 2009, 11:02:10 AM

Oh wow, It's gotta take a botnet the size of Storm to take out Google with a simple DDoS. I gotta hand it to the perp, he's got some big balls (and a bigger botnet).

Title: Re: Google hacked?
Post by: soda72 on January 31, 2009, 11:32:08 AM

Quote from: Widewing on January 31, 2009, 09:06:24 AM

Did a Google search this morning... Every link directs to a page that says "Warning - visiting this web site may harm your computer!" There is no option to proceed to the linked page.

We've checked on several machines, from two different locations.


My regards,

Widewing

I noticed the same thing this morning... seems to be working correctly now

Title: Re: Google hacked?
Post by: Simaril on January 31, 2009, 12:12:44 PM

Google says the problem was "human error."

Sounds like at least one human will be looking for work shortly....


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7862840.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7862840.stm)

Title: Re: Google hacked?
Post by: Nilsen on January 31, 2009, 12:24:21 PM

Quote from: Simaril on January 31, 2009, 12:12:44 PM

Google says the problem was "human error."

Sounds like at least one human will be looking for work shortly....


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7862840.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7862840.stm)

Ehh.. can you really get fired for that at Google?

Title: Re: Google hacked?
Post by: Simaril on January 31, 2009, 12:28:38 PM

Quote from: Nilsen on January 31, 2009, 12:24:21 PM

Ehh.. can you really get fired for that at Google?

Dunno. Maybe they'll just suspend his massage privileges, or make him eat fast food for a month.

Title: Re: Google hacked?
Post by: Nilsen on January 31, 2009, 12:34:04 PM

Quote from: Simaril on January 31, 2009, 12:28:38 PM

Dunno. Maybe they'll just suspend his massage privileges, or make him eat fast food for a month.

If i was his boss id make a poster saying "Alta Vista employee of the month" with a big picture of him and hang it outside his office :D

Title: Re: Google hacked?
Post by: Simaril on January 31, 2009, 12:38:02 PM

Quote from: Nilsen on January 31, 2009, 12:34:04 PM

If i was his boss id make a poster saying "Alta Vista employee of the month" with a big picture of him and hang it outside his office :D

Lol!