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Malicious sites increase 240%

Malicious sites increase 240% | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
In 2011, the most significant evolution in the threat landscape was the use of malware networks, or malnets, to launch highly dynamic Web-based attacks, according to Blue Coat Systems.

 

These complex infrastructures, which outlast any one attack, drove a 240% increase in the number of malicious sites during the year and are expected to launch as many as two-thirds of all new attacks in 2012.

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Malicious QR codes and the persistence of rootkits

Malicious QR codes and the persistence of rootkits | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it

QR codes are becoming popular for mobile users to insert text and URLs into the mobile device without typing. Unfortunately they are also being discovered as an ideal way to distribute malware to unsuspecting victims.

 

The user does not know what lurks behind the QR code until the malware is already installed and running.

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