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- Bad actors have hijacked webpages to advertise drugs and guns.
- They can do so because Google has changed how it indexes web content.
- Websites for government agencies, schools, and news organizations were hit.
If you're looking to score some coke online, Google has made it a little easier — with an unsuspecting assist from the Food and Drug Administration, Interpol, the United Nations, and dozens of other government agencies, businesses, and nonprofits.
"Cocaine for sale here," the page hosted on the FDA's website said alongside a telephone number and a handle for the encrypted-messaging app Wickr. "Buy crystal meth online."