Did Trump hack Google Analytics?

I’m seeing this in weird places on multiple Google Analytics accounts… this one for instance was under Demographics, language… I’ve been noticing it for awhile now and every time I’m like WTF is that all about???

Secret.ɢoogle.com You are invited! Enter only with this ticket URL. Copy it. Vote for Trump!

So I looked it up, it’s inventive Trump spam

This Russian Is Spamming Google Analytics to Show His Support for Trump

Probably one of Putin’s KGB boys.

As Analytics Edge reported in November, websites have noticed referrals from lifehacĸer.com and ɢoogle.com. Check those URLs again; they are not the real Lifehacker or Google domains.

Instead, Popov has registered websites that use the latin version of letters, meaning he can get a URL that looks very much like google.com, but directs visitors elsewhere. And Popov has been including pro-Trump messages in his spam.

Secret.ɢoogle.com You are invited! Enter only with this ticket URL. Copy it. Vote for Trump!,” one spam message read, according to The Next Web.

the ole “lernon tech”

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