Negative SEO Attack Vector #8: Hack Attacks

Essentially, any malicious action which leaves the attacker with full control of the target website can be deemed to fall under the header “Hack Attack.” And while hacking for negative SEO purposes is still a relatively uncommon practice, the number of instances of this vector has increased noticeably during the past couple of years. Breakdown…

Negative SEO Attack Vector #8: Hack Attacks

Negative SEO Attack Vector #4: The Venomous Phoenix

Reads: NSEO Attack Vector: #4 - Venomous Phoenix. Description: A landscape digital display of a world map, in various shades of green (dark background, brighter outlines etc.). Has two horizontal bars of text across the map background at approximately 1 3rd and 2 3rds down the image, that read: 'NSEO Attack Vector: #4' and 'Venomous Phoenix'

The Venomous Phoenix is able to utilize a number of other Negative SEO attack vectors, such as the Canonical Link Attack, Content Hijacking, and even Impersonation, to create a multi-prong offensive which can carry truly devastating effects for its target website. At the base-level, this type of attack is designed to transfer a Google Manual…

Negative SEO Attack Vector #4: The Venomous Phoenix