---
id: 3764
title: "Black Hat SEO - Fair Game or Foul Play?"
source_domain: projectblack.io
source_url: "https://projectblack.io/blog/aussie-cyber-and-black-hat-seo/"
published_at: "2023-12-08T05:55:50Z"
tags: ["cybersecurity-industry", "google", "ethics", "seo", "black-hat-seo", "backlinks"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/3764"
lang: en
---

# Black Hat SEO - Fair Game or Foul Play?

## Summary

Investigation into Australian cyber consultancies buying black-hat SEO backlinks — PBNs, directory links and guest posts violating Google's guidelines — including seller pricing and ethics.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** projectblack.io
- **Published:** 2023-12-08T05:55:50Z
- **Original:** https://projectblack.io/blog/aussie-cyber-and-black-hat-seo/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/3764