Google will now punish websites that hijack the back button to serve you ads

Google said it has noticed a sharp rise in websites hijacking the back button to show ads when users press it, so it will now ...
CNET

Google Is About to Punish Websites for That Annoying Browser Back Button Trick

Have you ever been trapped by a web page, unable to use the back button to get back to the site you were previously browsing, powerless to do anything but sigh and sacrifice the whole browser tab?

Websites that hijack your back button must stop by June 15 or face Google’s wrath

All too often, clicking the back button in your browser doesn’t actually take you back. It’s called back button hijacking, ...

Google Search tackles sites that try to stop you from leaving when you hit the back button

Under a new policy that 9to5Google spotted, Google will treat back button hijacking as an "explicit violation of the ...
9to5Google

Google Search to classify ‘back button hijacking’ as spam

Websites that engage in “back button hijacking” might soon appear less prominently in Google Search results as part of a new ...

Google Search to penalize back button hijacking schemes

Google has issued a new warning to sites using back button hijacking techniques, saying those sites have two months to remove ...
Security Boulevard

This fake Windows support website delivers password-stealing malware

A convincing Microsoft lookalike tricks users into downloading malware that steals passwords, payments, and account access.