Google Reminds SEOs How The URL Removals Tool Works

Google’s John Mueller answered a question about removing hacked URLs that are showing in the index. He explained how to remove the sites from appearing in the search results and then discussed the nuances involved in dealing with this specific situation.

Removing Hacked Pages From Google’s SERPs

The person asking the question was the victim of the Japanese hacking attack, so-called because the attackers create hundreds or even thousands of rogue Japanese language web pages. The person had dealt with the issue and removed the spammy infected web…