Hackers infect Sony website
Monday, July 7, 2008
Computer hackers have breached network security and planted malicious code on Sony PlayStation webpages, according to reports.
Web security journal ITBusiness.ca has indicated that the attack - which occurred late last week - has since been fixed, although many more companies are still vulnerable to the exploit.
Known as an SQL injection, the IT security threat has ballooned in popularity in recent months, with thousands of legitimate business webpages compromised and transformed into facilities for spreading spyware viruses and other forms of malware.
Citing statistics from a web security vendor, the website noted: "There is now a new malware-infected web page every five seconds ... That's three times the rate of infection compared to last year."
Furthermore, 80 per cent of websites targeted belong to legitimate businesses.
Elsewhere, the Register has warned that phishing and pharming on large US jobsites has become a lucrative business for criminals, with new tools putting thousands of employees' personal and occupational details at risk.
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