Date: 2026-07-30 Channel: megaphone-girlboss Source: Emma (Lore/SEO), Vanessa Cocuzzo (Girlboss POC)
Signal
Active SEO attack on jobs.girlboss.com. 900+ auto-generated spam pages (piracy/adult content) published around July 16-17 via the /c/ user-generated-content path. Over 28 days: 97.9% of search clicks came from spam, not real content. Page count was still growing as of the report (1,160 to 1,362 between exports).
Client response
Vanessa flagged they caught it last week and contacted the job board platform. Platform
- developer implemented an approval stage so new profiles need sign-off before going live. Emma pushed for additional steps (410/404 responses, closing the entry point, Search Console removal tools, weekly monitoring).
Status as of 2026-07-30
Not fully resolved. Approval gating is in place but the entry point may still be open. Emma to be kept posted on progress.
Risk
Girlboss is a Lore client (SEO/content). The spam subdomain affects girlboss.com’s overall domain reputation even though editorial content is unaffected. Worth tracking through resolution. If unresolved in 2 weeks, flag to Michael.