Technology
Thousands of compromised websites trick visitors into installing malware, report says
Fox News reports that thousands of legitimate websites were compromised in a malware campaign using fake verification prompts.
The short version
- Security researchers identified over 5,400 compromised websites across more than 2,200 organizations worldwide.[Fox News]
- The malicious campaign uses fake verification prompts that trick users into running malicious commands on their computers.[Fox News]
- Attackers store instructions on the BNB Smart Chain test network, making the campaign harder to dismantle.[Fox News]
- Researchers have not yet determined how the attackers initially breached the affected websites.[Fox News]
Key facts
What remains uncertain
- Cybersecurity researchers have not yet established how the attackers initially compromised the targeted websites.[Fox News]
Sources
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