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UK GOVT DEPT WEBSITE THAT CAMPAIGNS AGAINST ENCRYPTION HIJACKED TO ADVERTISE ... PAYDAY LOANS

theregister.com3 min read

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The UK Home Office's 2022 anti-encryption "No Place to Hide" campaign website was hijacked to promote payday loans from Wage Day Advance. Tech expert Heather Burns discovered the unauthorized content insertion. This appears to be part of a growing trend where abandoned campaign websites on trusted domains are exploited for SEO spam content.