Sentence examples for bogus link from inspiring English sources
Google's crisis began in December 2009, when, several former government officials said, the firm discovered that Chinese hackers had penetrated its corporate networks through "spear phishing" — a technique in which an employee was effectively deceived into clicking a bogus link that downloads a malicious program.
The bogus link they were asked to click also contained the search firm's name adding to the appearance of authenticity, Google says.
With the stolen OPM data, a hacker could, for example, send a fake email "from a colleague at work" encouraging the recipient to click a bogus link or download an attachment that would then open the organization's entire network to the hacker.
The email may contain a bogus link that downloads malicious software if it's clicked.
Just think of how many parents, alarmed by the bogus link between vaccines and autism, have left their children unprotected against serious disease.
I fell for a classic "phishing" scheme, which gets you to click on a bogus link, then tricks you into sending over money or personal information.
And the next time a presenter trots out a circle to make a point, find the bogus links and put him on the spot.
Within hours, bogus links have been carried near to the top of the listings, waiting to be clicked on by thousands of hapless victims.Normally the most dangerous keyword to search for is "screensavers".
Examples of such reporting include The Wall Street Journal's exposé of fraud at blood-testing company Theranos; The Sunday Times of London's investigation into bogus links between autism and the MMR vaccine; and The New York Times' recent story highlighting the hidden financial ties of prominent New York physician-scientist José Baselga with industry.
The worm spread through social networks, presenting users with bogus links to online videos.
I wouldn't listen to a corrupt Harvard University which, in the early 1960s, was bribed by the sugar industry to produce bogus studies linking saturated fat with heart disease when there is no such link.
