{"id":7743,"date":"2025-07-07T14:38:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T14:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=7743"},"modified":"2025-07-07T14:38:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T14:38:58","slug":"seo-poisoning-campaign-targets-8500-smb-users-with-malware-disguised-as-ai-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zero.redgem.net\/?p=7743","title":{"rendered":"SEO Poisoning Campaign Targets 8,500+ SMB Users with Malware Disguised as AI Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Security Update News<\/h2>\n<h3>Update Information<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width:100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd; \">Title<\/th>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">SEO Poisoning Campaign Targets 8,500+ SMB Users with Malware Disguised as AI Tools<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd; \">Update ID<\/th>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">THN:98083043010383CA8BA51B16D5CDB110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd; \">Type<\/th>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">thn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd; \">Published<\/th>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">2025-07-07T17:26:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd; \">Last Updated<\/th>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">2025-07-07T17:27:53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Security Impact<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width:100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd; \">Severity<\/th>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd; color: #666666; font-weight: bold;\">NONE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>AI Analysis<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width:100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd; \">AI Description<\/th>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Attackers are using SEO poisoning to trick users into downloading malware disguised as legitimate tools like PuTTY and WinSCP. 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