importantSYS.SOURCE: TheHackerNews• 2026-09-08T14:13:51+05:30

BengalSEO SEO Poisoning Campaign Targets Bing with MayaBot Malware and Tech Support Scams

#seo_poisoning #mayabot_malware #tech_support_scams #black_hat_seo #domain_mitigation

BengalSEO operates a large-scale SEO poisoning campaign targeting Bing search results to distribute MayaBot malware and tech support scams through deceptive lure pages. The attack leverages Black Hat SEO techniques, domain manipulation, and legitimate hosting platforms to evade detection and compromise user systems.

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a sprawling search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning campaign that paves the way for malware deployment and tech support scams.

The campaign, discovered by the DFIR Report in March 2026, has been codenamed BengalSEO. It has operated out of the Indian state of Rajasthan since at least 2015, driven by two IT service providers named WeConnect

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