Hackers used a college website to send Google searchers to a hidden casino site
A college website in Thailand was secretly taken over and used to send people from Google search results to an illegal online gambling site. This shows that even trusted-looking websites can be misused to send visitors somewhere unsafe or misleading.
Who is at risk
People who click search results without checking the website address carefully, especially those looking for school, government, or other trusted public websites, are most at risk.
What to watch for
Watch for search results or websites that suddenly send you to a different page, show gambling content you did not expect, or have strange web addresses and pop-ups.
What to do
If a trusted site redirects you somewhere unrelated, leave immediately, do not enter any personal or payment information, and return only by typing the official website address yourself.