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Avoiding 'tainted links' online

Most of us now avoid clicking on links in shady looking emails, but a new phishing trick to gather personal information is on the rise. CNN's Karin Caifa reports.

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With most web users growing wise to email phishing schemes, a new trick is on the rise.

Many companies spend time and money pinpointing how to get their sites to the top of a list of search results - a strategy called Search Engine Optimisation. Now scammers are using the same strategy for 'search engine poisoning'.

Whether looking for news or something as mundane as a recipe online, that search result you click on could be a tainted link.

CNN's Karin Caifa tells us what to look for and how to avoid getting snagged online.


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