Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2017-06-12 00:00:00
Affected organization: Google News
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Information
Event type: Mixed
Event subtype: Message Manipulation,Exploitation of End Hosts
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Legitimate news sites listed on Google News replace articles with spam ads for drugs and dating sites. The incident occurred after two online wine magazine (Palate Press and the Boyne City Gazette) were hacked.