Suzirider 737 Report post Posted March 7, 2011 Why Trustworthy Sites Can No Longer Be Trusted By Joan Goodchild, CIO Feb 24, 2011 5:08 pm Last year, malware became increasingly more common on popular and trusted domains, according to research released this week by security firm Blue Coat Systems. Migration to popular hacked sites with trusted reputations and acceptable-use category ratings was the primary theme for hosting malware delivery infrastructure, researchers claim. Cybercriminals are hacking trusted sites using stolen access credentials in order to launch attacks that are out in the open, but also veiled from reputation filters and commonly blocked web categories. Here are three reasons researchers say you need to be wary -- even on sites you count as safe:............... http://www.pcworld.com/article/220630/why_trustworthy_sites_can_no_longer_be_trusted.html#tk.mod_rel Additional Comments: Then there is Spokeo ! "This would allow their users to follow their friends, family, and colleagues across several social networking platforms. Nothing wrong with that, right?" http://www.techi.com/2010/05/spokeo-the-internet-white-pages-for-stalkers/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
