Top Online Threats Relating to the 2010 World Cup
By Gina on June 15, 2010 | Computer Security, 2010 World Cup
While 2010 World Cup is running, hackers do not sleep too. WatchGuard security has noticed an increase of various online threats. It is useful for IT administrators to know about 2010 World Cup related security threats for protecting users computers.
Firstly, WatchGuard sees a high spam increase that uses a theme of 2010 World Cup. This is not all, because it is noticed that instead of the usual marketing spam, there are also mass of malicious spam, such as, spyware or browser hijackers that redirects users to malicious websites.
The second part of noticed security threats is spear phishing. It is targeted to small populations in order to trick them into clicking on links that hijacks to counterfeit websites that contain malware. Thirdly, a new way of attacks is connected with vulnerabilities associated with PDF documents.
Search engine optimization (SEO) threats are another danger that allows malicious websites to be ranked in search strings relating to the 2010 World Cup. Last but not least, WatchGuard admonish that malware can be also spread via popular social networks.
All these key threat findings are useful to know for IT administrators that can take appropriate action to mitigate malware effects.
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