Horserider
02-02-2009, 08:55 AM
http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=213000216&subSection=News
misplaced "/" on Saturday morning prompted Google (NSDQ: GOOG)'s malware warning system to flag every search-results link as dangerous.
The snafu lasted from between 6:30 a.m. PST and 7:25 a.m. PST. Confronted by a warning page placed between the flagged link and the destination site, millions of confused Google users followed an explanatory link that led to StopBadware.org, the organization that helps Google establish criteria for designating a site malicious. The surge of traffic led to what StopBadware likened to a "denial-of-service attack" and proved to be more than the site could handle, taking the site offline temporarily.
It happened to me. Anyone else notice?
misplaced "/" on Saturday morning prompted Google (NSDQ: GOOG)'s malware warning system to flag every search-results link as dangerous.
The snafu lasted from between 6:30 a.m. PST and 7:25 a.m. PST. Confronted by a warning page placed between the flagged link and the destination site, millions of confused Google users followed an explanatory link that led to StopBadware.org, the organization that helps Google establish criteria for designating a site malicious. The surge of traffic led to what StopBadware likened to a "denial-of-service attack" and proved to be more than the site could handle, taking the site offline temporarily.
It happened to me. Anyone else notice?