Argentinean Government Sites Used in Black Hat SEO Campaigns

Numerous Argentinian government websites were recently compromised by hackers and used in black hat search engine optimization campaigns, according to Sunbelt Software.

Security researchers said 12 government pages were involved in the spamming campaign, with some of them distributing malware as well.

Also called spamdexing, black hat SEO is a technique used by cyber crooks to unethically raise search rankings. Researchers said the SEO campaign used…

Falklands Invaded…Again

Over the weekend, Argentine hackers broke into the website of Falkland Islands’ Penguin News and placed an Argentine flag on the homepage. The hackers also posted a protesting note with bullet points claiming that the Falkland Islands should be part of Argentina, according to an article on The Register.co.uk.

The hack also included an audio recording of March of the Malvinas. The bullet points (in Spanish) claim that the…