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First Case of "Drive-by Pharming" Identified in the Wild |
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Source: Network World - Posted by Eckie Silapaswang
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The theory is now a reality. Symantec reported Tuesday that drive-by pharming, in which a hacker changes the DNS settings on a customer’s broadband router or wireless access point and directs the link to a fraudulent Web site, has been observed in the wild.
This type of attack goes to another level of "sneakiness" by aiming at your actual broadband router. The good news is that it takes advantage of default usernames and passwords - you did change these settings, didn't you?
Read this full article at Network World
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