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Study Finds Huge Rise in Malware This Year
« on: Jul 25th, 2008, 3:46am » |
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Quote:| Malware has risen by a staggering 278 percent in the first half of 2008, thanks in part to the large number of Web sites compromised last month--so says a new study by ScanSafe. And it warns that things are only going to get worse--especially after security researcher Dan Kaminsky goes public with details about a 20-year-old DNS vulnerability he discovered. |
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Quote:She is especially worried about a 20-year-old DNS vulnerability that was discovered by Dan Kaminsky, and that he will make public in August.
"Once details of that vulnerability are released, there will be huge interest in the attack community to exploit it," said Landesman. "Industry concern is huge at the moment. A user could open their browser, type in'www.google.com', and then trust the website that they are directed to."
"But if a user's DNS is poisoned, the site may look identical to Google but every link could be to fraudulent sites," she warned. "If the DNS is poisoned, and you try to log onto your bank account, it could direct you to look-a-like site, and then as you try to login, it sends the password details to the real site, and your attacker can now log onto your bank account."
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/148609/study_finds_huge_ri se_in_malware_this_year.html
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