If you have ever pressed the back button on a website and still couldn’t leave, you have likely experienced what Google calls 'back button hijacking.' This is a trick used by some sites to block or ...

What is a browser hijacker? A browser hijacker is a malware program that modifies web browser settings without the user's permission and redirects the user to websites the user had not intended to ...

In short: Google is classifying “back button hijacking” as spam, targeting sites that abuse the browser History API to trap users when they try to navigate away. Enforcement begins 15 June 2026, with ...

Cyber hijacking, or computer hijacking, is a type of network security attack in which the threat actor takes control of computer systems, software programs and network communications. A wide range of ...

Welcome to the week’s Pulse: updates affect what Google considers spam, what happens when you report it, and what agentic search looks like in practice. Here’s what matters for you and your work.

It's been a while since Google has come out with a new search spam policy and penalty to accompany it with and now we have a new one, "back button hijacking." Back button hijacking is something many ...