Google boosts verification after wave of Maps fake listings fraud

Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 1:01PM
Bob Appleby in Google, Google Maps, NakedSecurity, Search, Security, Sophos

Apparently Google has been having some issues with illegitimate companies populating their maps, some even with ratings. They are getting there through the free to list Google My Business program.

In the Naked  Security Article, John E. Dunn goes into depth about how Google is admitting that it has been working on this problem for awhile.

This is not just a problem with Google’s search engine but other like Bing. So be aware that this is going on and gird yourself against these fraudsters!

Read the entire article here.

Article originally appeared on Bobs Tech Talk News and Reviews (http://www.bobstechtalk.com/).