Thursday, September 3, 2015

Ads on Match can let hackers hold computers for ransom: report

Internet security firm Malwarebytes said advertisements appearing on Match’s U.K. portal have been discovered to contain code that can allow hackers to take control of a victim’s computer and hold it for ransom.
https://blog.malwarebytes.org/malvertising-2/2015/09/malvertising-found-on-dating-site-matchdotcom/
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/sep/3/ads-on-matchcom-can-let-hackers-hold-computers-for/
In an attack similar to the one that happened last month on PlentyOfFish, the UK version of online dating site Match was caught serving malvertising.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/08/online-dating-site-plentyoffish.html
http://www.techworld.com/news/security/55m-uk-based-online-daters-targeted-by-malware-attack-on-matchcom-3624597/

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