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UK National Health Service Hacked, Site Set Up to Serve Malware

03

Feb

2014

The official website of the United Kingdoms National Health Service (nhs.uk) has been hacked. Malicious code has been planted on hundreds of pages in an effort to redirect visitors to malware sites or advertisements. Reddit user Muzzers was the first to spot the infection. Initially, he published a list of close to 600 affected nhs.uk […]

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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 […]

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Andromeda Botnet Hides Behind AutoIt

13

Sep

2013

Last month, I posted a blog about an increase in the use of AutoIt scripts by malware authors to carry out malicious activities. Attackers have used AutoIt scripts for a long time, and they are gaining in popularity due to their flexible and powerful nature. We have now come across another piece of malware (which […]

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