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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 Nigeria’s Ministry of Police Affairs Hacked and Defaced

30

Jan

2014

The official website of Nigerias Ministry of Police Affairs (policeaffairs.gov.ng) has been breached and defaced by hackers of the Nigerian Cyber Army. The attack took place on Sunday, TechnHackPK reported. The defacement page has been removed, but the website still hasnt been restored. The cyberattack has been launched in protest against the countrys government and […]

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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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