Search Engine Roundtable

Google Does Crawl & Index UTF-8 Encoded URLs

A Google Groups thread asks if Google can crawl and index UTF-8 encoded URLs. The quick answer is yes, Google can crawl and index these URLs. Google's JohnMu provided a link to the Google search ...
Ars Technica

Urls with Danish characters get converted

hanser Ars Legatus Legionis 24y 41,737 Subscriptor++ Nov 7, 2016 #2 You've discovered URL encoding: ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft Phishing Attack Uses Google Redirects to Evade Detection

A new phishing campaign uses Google search query redirects to send potential victims to a phishing landing page designed to collect Microsoft Office 365 credentials via encoded URLs. The phishers ...
Search Engine Roundtable

Google Clarifies URL Structure Guidelines With Supported Characters

Google has updated its URL structure guidelines to specify what characters Google Search supports in URLs. The introduction paragraph now leads off by saying, "Google supports URLs as defined by RFC ...
TechRepublic

URL parsing: A ticking time bomb of security exploits

The modern world would grind to a halt without URLs, but years of inconsistent parsing specifications have created an environment ripe for exploitation that puts countless businesses at risk. Image: ...