Google Blogger locks out thousands of users after malware false positive
- Google’s automated systems mistakenly flagged hundreds of Blogger sites as malicious
- Company admitted a bug caused false malware labels, promising a fix
- Users advised to request reviews, avoid migrating content
Hundreds of Blogger websites were locked down, and some apparently deleted as well, after Google’s automated security systems erroneously flagged them as malicious.
A user posted a new message on Google’s forum saying the huge number of reports regarding locked blogs are all for the same reason - Malware and Similar Malicious Content.
The nature of the lockdown “suggests misclassification by automated systems”, the post reads, adding that the team has “already been notified of this issue.”
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Those affected will see a red padlock in their dashboard and a warning saying the blog was locked:
"This blog was removed for violating Blogger's Community Guidelines. If you wish to request a review of the blog, click...
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