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Another Round of Beladen? Or, The New "Go" Infection

On Wednesday July 22, 2009 we started seeing what looks to be a new round of beladen style website infections by cybercriminals. The reason we think they’re beladen style is that they appear to infect all the websites on shared … Continue reading

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Don't Open That File!

Yes, just when you thought it was safe to open Adobe Acrobat files (with a .pdf extension), it’s not. Everyone who reads this should update their Adobe Acrobat Reader here: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html Hackers (or as some prefer – cybercriminals), have found … Continue reading

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Paul McCartney's Web Site Hacked – "Back in the USSR"

Yes it’s true. The rock n roll icon Paul McCartney had his website hacked. (This attack isn’t necessarily originating in Russia, but I couldn’t refuse the obvious opportunity.) It’s amazing how certain hackings follow the news. It was just a … Continue reading

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Halloween Costumes and SEO

Not to be left out of the upcoming festivities, hackers are using SEO to infect more people with their fake Anti-virus programs. For the past week we’ve been monitoring 2 current events – Halloween and the financial crisis. What we’ve … Continue reading

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