{"id":629502,"date":"2024-08-02T01:02:05","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T22:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/google-ads-hit-by-major-reporting-glitch-exposing-competitor-data\/"},"modified":"2024-08-02T01:02:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T22:02:05","slug":"google-ads-hit-by-major-reporting-glitch-exposing-competitor-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-ads-hit-by-major-reporting-glitch-exposing-competitor-data\/","title":{"rendered":"#Google Ads hit by major reporting glitch, exposing competitor data"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a30c7c370842\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-ads-hit-by-major-reporting-glitch-exposing-competitor-data\/#Competitors_sensitive_information_is_being_exposed_to_advertisers_while_key_reporting_tools_and_product_management_features_are_inaccessible\" >Competitors&#8217; sensitive information is being exposed to advertisers while key reporting tools and product management features are inaccessible.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Competitors_sensitive_information_is_being_exposed_to_advertisers_while_key_reporting_tools_and_product_management_features_are_inaccessible\"><\/span>Competitors&#8217; sensitive information is being exposed to advertisers while key reporting tools and product management features are inaccessible. <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bialty-container\">\nGoogle Ads is experiencing a significant outage affecting multiple reporting tools and product management features.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why we care.<\/strong> This outage is impacting advertisers\u2019 ability to manage campaigns and access critical performance data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ads.google.com\/status\/publisher\/incidents\/Dgkp6kgKHeiuDaUXBa5Q\">Down:<\/a> Report Editor, Dashboards, Saved Reports in web interface.<\/li>\n<li>Affected: Products, Product Groups, Listing Groups pages across web, API, and Google Ads Editor.<\/li>\n<li>Data breach: Unrelated item IDs, product titles, and Merchant Centre information visible to competitors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Between the lines.<\/strong> This glitch raises serious privacy concerns, as advertisers can potentially identify direct competitors by searching exposed product titles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What they\u2019re saying. <\/strong>Google Ads Liaison, Ginny Marvin acknowledged the issue on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/adsliaison\/status\/1819095590350790815\">X<\/a>, and is \u201cactively looking into\u201d it, promising updates as more information becomes available:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"315\" alt=\"Screenshot 2024 08 01 At 21.36.12\" class=\"wp-image-444642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-01-at-21.36.12.png.webp 601w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-01-at-21.36.12-200x105.png.webp 200w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-01-at-21.36.12.png.webp\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-01-at-21.36.12.png.webp\" alt=\"Screenshot 2024 08 01 At 21.36.12\" class=\"wp-image-444642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-01-at-21.36.12.png.webp 601w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-01-at-21.36.12-200x105.png.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong>What to watch. <\/strong>How quickly Google resolves the outage and addresses the data exposure, and potential fallout from the privacy breach.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First seen:<\/strong> UK advertising agency, Bidnamic reported a severe data breach on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/ingvarkraatz_googleads-digitalmarketing-bidnamic-activity-7224722503342956545-r0w5\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop\">LinkedIn<\/a> between July 30-31, 2024, with advertisers seeing competitors\u2019 sensitive information in their accounts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1366\" height=\"1220\" alt=\"1722508070195\" class=\"wp-image-444650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/1722508070195.jpeg.webp 1366w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/1722508070195-378x338.jpeg.webp 378w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/1722508070195-672x600.jpeg.webp 672w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/1722508070195-127x113.jpeg.webp 127w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/1722508070195-768x686.jpeg.webp 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/1722508070195.jpeg.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1366\" height=\"1220\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/1722508070195.jpeg.webp\" alt=\"1722508070195\" class=\"wp-image-444650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/1722508070195.jpeg.webp 1366w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/1722508070195-378x338.jpeg.webp 378w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/1722508070195-672x600.jpeg.webp 672w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/1722508070195-127x113.jpeg.webp 127w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/1722508070195-768x686.jpeg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"981\" alt=\"1722508073131\" class=\"wp-image-444649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/1722508073131.jpeg.webp 2048w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/1722508073131-600x287.jpeg.webp 600w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/1722508073131-800x383.jpeg.webp 800w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/1722508073131-200x96.jpeg.webp 200w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/1722508073131-768x368.jpeg.webp 768w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/1722508073131-1536x736.jpeg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/1722508073131.jpeg.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"981\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/1722508073131.jpeg.webp\" alt=\"1722508073131\" class=\"wp-image-444649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/1722508073131.jpeg.webp 2048w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/1722508073131-600x287.jpeg.webp 600w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/1722508073131-800x383.jpeg.webp 800w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/1722508073131-200x96.jpeg.webp 200w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/1722508073131-768x368.jpeg.webp 768w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/08\/1722508073131-1536x736.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Bottom line.<\/strong> Advertisers should exercise caution when accessing their Google Ads accounts and avoid acting on any data until Google confirms the issue is resolved.\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"about-author\">\n    About the author<\/p>\n<div class=\"information\">\n<div class=\"author-module\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-3 text-center\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n                       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