Hackers Hit Wikipedia...German 1
November 2006
Hackers use Wikipedia to spread malware.
Hackers are using online encyclopedia Wikipedia to spread malware, according to a security firm. Sophos discovered that hackers had created an article on the German edition of Wikipedia containing false information about a new version of the Blaster worm, along with a link to a fix. However, the fix is actually a piece of malicious code designed to infect visitors' PCs. Wikipedia is built from user contributions, allowing anyone to create or edit the content of a page. The hackers sent spam messages to German computer users, which purported to come from Wikipedia, and directed recipients to the fraudulent information. As the e−mails linked to a legitimate Website, they were able to bypass some anti−spam solutions.
Source: http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2167949/hackers−wikipedia− dupe−users
Hackers use Wikipedia to spread malware.
Hackers are using online encyclopedia Wikipedia to spread malware, according to a security firm. Sophos discovered that hackers had created an article on the German edition of Wikipedia containing false information about a new version of the Blaster worm, along with a link to a fix. However, the fix is actually a piece of malicious code designed to infect visitors' PCs. Wikipedia is built from user contributions, allowing anyone to create or edit the content of a page. The hackers sent spam messages to German computer users, which purported to come from Wikipedia, and directed recipients to the fraudulent information. As the e−mails linked to a legitimate Website, they were able to bypass some anti−spam solutions.
Source: http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2167949/hackers−wikipedia− dupe−users
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