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Website of Brazil’s City of Franca Hacked, Redirects Users to Malicious Site

23
Jan
2014

Brazilian government websites are often the target of cyberattacks. However, its not only hacktivists that target them, but also cybercriminals.

F-Secure researchers have spotted a piece of malicious code in a JavaScript file on the official website of the city of Franca in So Paulo, Brazil (franca.sp.gov.br). The code loads a Flash object (Trojan:SWF/Redirector.EQ) that redirects the sites visitors to a malicious domain.

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