Monthly Archives: August 2007

“No tears, no glory”: Rebecca the webmaster traces a hacking attack to her site

The webmaster of a site that was hacked to distribute badware has teamed up with a volunteer on the StopBadware discussion forum to trace the hack through her site, and share her story with others. Rebecca the webmaster and Jart … Continue reading

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No Scrolling Necessary

Here at StopBadware.org we’re constantly finding examples of common badware attacks. One well used avenue for attack is the bundling of badware into codecs. Through a bit of social engineering these programs will pose as some end-all be-all solution to … Continue reading

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Consumer Reports on badware’s financial impact

Our friends at Consumer Reports* have released a report on the financial impact of online threats, showing that US consumers have lost more than $7 billion in the last two years to threats like viruses, spyware and phishing. The 2007 … Continue reading

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