Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Is Google Experiencing A Cyber Attack?

Routine searches on Google in some cases yielded results that included a repeating image of a wrecked car and a “stop” sign in Russian. Google

Google Search Results Are Disrupted by Repeating Image -- WSJ

Google was hit with a disruption Tuesday where some searches yielded results that included a repeating image of what appeared to be a car crash somewhere in Russia.

The image appeared to show a photo of a badly mangled car near a sign that says “stop” in Russian. It wasn’t clear if the image was an authentic photo or altered in any way. The repeating image wasn’t affecting everyone who ran a search on Google and it wasn’t clear whether it was the result of a bug or a hacking attack.

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My Comment: While doing this blog I came across this image a few times. Google is not commenting .... I guess they do not know what is happening. What's my take .... there must be "Ghosts in the Machine".

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