Hack in the Past: How Ancient CMS Flaws Fuel Modern SEO Scams

Hold onto your mouse pads, folks! Cyber nogoodniks are dusting off a CMS editor older than your last cell phone upgrade to outsmart Google. They’re turning search results into a scammer’s paradise, all thanks to an ancient plugin that should’ve been in the digital graveyard yesterday. #OldSchoolHacks #OpenRedirects

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Oh, the nostalgic trip down memory lane, where we reminisce about tech relics like the FCKeditor—except this time, it's not a warm fuzzy feeling, it's an "Oh FCK" moment for universities and government sites worldwide. It's 2023, and hackers are throwing it back to 2009, taking advantage of an editor that's so old it probably needs a virtual walker. Let's take a stroll through this digital antique store where the only thing being bought is trouble!

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Confessional Booth of Our Digital Sins

Okay, deep breath, let's get this over with. In the grand act of digital self-sabotage, we've littered this site with cookies. Yep, we did that. Why? So your highness can have a 'premium' experience or whatever. These traitorous cookies hide in your browser, eagerly waiting to welcome you back like a guilty dog that's just chewed your favorite shoe. And, if that's not enough, they also tattle on which parts of our sad little corner of the web you obsess over. Feels dirty, doesn't it?