In a bold move that has even Google employees feeling a tad jealous, the infamous cybercrime gang, Black Cat, has decided to reinvent SEO. Forget content marketing! Why bother with quality web content when you can employ SEO poisoning to lure unsuspecting users into downloading backdoors capable of stealing everything from your credit card details to your online dating history?

Reports indicate that the malware campaign is targeting popular software searches, essentially making your innocent quest for a video editing app feel like an expedition through a malware minefield. It seems that, in 2023, the real risk isn’t overspending on subscriptions; it’s accidentally teaming up with a digital thief thanks to a deceptively optimized search result.

CNCERT/CC, the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team, has published a report that might as well be titled ‘The Art of Cat Burglary—Now with SEO.’ They’re urging users to stick to official websites, but, honestly, who can resist a compellingly crafted scam these days? After all, if it sounds too good to be true and it’s not an influencer endorsement, it’s probably malware.