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The thread discusses Microsoft’s decision to suspend search on its Safety & Security Center after attackers used search result poisoning (BHSEO) to inject malicious links. The main question implied is what the technique involved and why it was detected, with the answer focusing on attackers compromising legitimate domains and creating pages stuffed with popular keywords to manipulate search results. Overall sentiment is cautionary and alert, emphasizing the security risk of poisoned search outputs.

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Microsoft has suspended the search capability on its Safety & Security Center website after it was discovered that cyber crooks poisoned the results with malicious links.
Search result poisoning, technically known as black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO), is a common method used to distribute malware or promote spam sites.
The technique involves compromising legit websites and creating pages under their domain that are filled with popular search keywords.
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