We have reported time and time again about Google AdWords accounts being hacked into and abused. Typically, the hackers gain access, set up a new campaign, generate tons of ads, pointing to temporary domains and use your credit card to pay for that traffic. But I have never really noticed the ads in the raw search results for such hacked campaigns. Until now, that is.

A DigitalPoint Forums thread lead me to a search for earth4energy in Google. The search ads returned, in some cases, returned as many as 7 of the 8 search ads that lead, to what looks like, spammer sites. The ads were probably generated via a hacked AdWords account and they used .CN TLDs to set up temporary landing pages.

Here is a picture of two of those ads that I personally can see right now:

All the domains listed for this search result seem to have the same owner:

For our past coverage of AdWords account hacks, see below:

When Will Google AdWords Prevent Account Hijackings?Increase in Google AdWords Accounts Being Hacked Into?Google AdWords Account Hacked: False Ads & False ChargesAlert: More Google AdWords Phishing AttemptsBeware of Google AdWords Phishing EmailGoogle AdWords Phishing Attempt Via Google Legal Subpoena

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