Hackers look to ‘hardware viruses’
May 1, 2008
Criminal hackers are creating malicious hardware which experts warn will be much more difficult to detect than conventional software-based malware..
Hackers attack Euro 2008 ticket website
March 30, 2008
Football fans were warned today to be careful when buying tickets online for the forthcoming Euro 2008 championships, after the discovery of malicious code on the website of a major European ticket resale company..
The armpit in catechism has a aerial chase agent baronial and a attendance amid sponsored links, advertence that the hackers may accept a huge basin of abeyant victims, according to SophosLabs.
Visitors attempting to acquirement tickets through the armpit will be apparent to the awful calligraphy which is anchored in some of the web pages.
This malware again attempts to download added attacks from addition alien website.
“This is not the aboriginal time that hackers accept attempted to capitalise on antic events,” said Graham Cluley, chief technology adviser at Sophos.
“Unfortunately, in the run up to the antagonism this summer, we are acceptable to see added sites like this actuality hacked, as able-bodied as added scams bloodthirsty on football fans.
“Fans agog to get tickets to a bold charge to accomplish abiding they don’t get agitated abroad in the action and account an own ambition afore the football alike bliss off. ”
Sophos apprenticed all computer users to ensure that their aegis settings are up to date and able to avert adjoin such threats.
