Envenenamiento del motor de búsqueda

Acrónimo: SEP

Envenenamiento del motor de búsqueda

Ataque que consiste en manipular los resultados devueltos por un motos de búsqueda de contenidos en la red, redirigiendo al usuario a sitios que contienen software dañino.

(en) Search Engine Poisoning

Search Engine Poisoning (SEP) attacks exploit the trust between Internet users and search engines. Attackers deliver bait content for searches to various topics. In this way, users searching for such items are being diverted to malicious content.

ENISA Threat Landscape [Deliverable – 2012-09-28]

(en) Search Engine Poisoning (SEP)

Search Engine Poisoning (SEP) attacks manipulate search engines to display search results that contain references to malware-delivering websites. There are a multitude of methods to perform SEP, including taking control of popular websites, using the search engines' "sponsored" links to reference malicious sites to inject HTML code.

http://www.imperva.com/resources/glossary/glossary.html

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