High-Profile events will be the biggest targets for malicious hackers in the year 2008, says online security news provider Network World. In Particular, the 2008 Olympics to be held in china will be used to propagate malware and carry out fraud and identity theft. Websites and online networks will be potential sources of infection in case of such attacks.
The firm also stated that a rising number of compromised websites would quietly attack unsuspecting visitors. “Parasitics”, or worms that target specific files on users’ machines and then embed themselves there to spread their payloads.
The firm also stated that a rising number of compromised websites would quietly attack unsuspecting visitors. “Parasitics”, or worms that target specific files on users’ machines and then embed themselves there to spread their payloads.
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