A massive industry you've never heard of is destroying your favorite websites - TechRadar

Remember that interesting article you read just a few days ago on one of your favorite sites? Chances are it's now been spread around the web - and not in a good way. Spammy sites are constantly stealing content from legitimate websites, passing them off as their own, and making bank in the process.

Take a look at these TechRadar Pro articles that were copied and then posted on other sites. While the articles were copied in their entirety, the websites that stole them made sure to change the author names to avoid giving credit to the original author.

A TechRadar Pro article titled “Microsoft to disable old-school macros to shield users from attacks” by Anthony Spadafora.

The stolen version of the article “Microsoft to disable old-school macros to shield users from attacks” by Anthony Spadafora that was posted on News Nation USA. Note, the author’s name is changed to Aria madson (sic)

A TechRadar Pro article titled “Microsoft to disable old-school macros to shield users from attacks” by Anthony Spadafora.

The stolen version of the article “Microsoft to disable old-school macros to shield users from attacks” by Anthony Spadafora that was posted on News Nation USA. Note, the author’s name is changed to Aria madson (sic)

A TechRadar Pro article titled “Google will give free security keys to ‘high risk’ users” by Anthony Spadafora.

The stolen version of the TechRadar Pro article titled “Google will give free security keys to ‘high risk’ users” by Anthony Spadafora that was...



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