Re: Hackers lurking in Obama's Web site

["Hubbard, Dan" <dhubbard () websense com>]

If any researchers are interested in sample profiles let me know...they are still up and serving...



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From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Juha-Matti Laurio
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 5:01 AM
To: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: [funsec] Hackers lurking in Obama's Web site

"U.S. President Barack Obama ran a successful Web 2.0 campaign last year.
Now, as president, he's got to deal with a very Web 2.0 problem: hackers abusing the social-networking features of his 
Web site.

Hackers have registered bogus accounts on Obama's online community, my.barackobama.com,
where they are posting images designed to set off a chain of events that lead to malicious Trojan horse programs.
These programs are stepping stones used by hackers to download more and more malware onto a victim's computer."
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More at
http://www.pcworld.com/printable/article/id,158343/printable.html

pointing to
http://securitylabs.websense.com/content/Blogs/3284.aspx

BTW: It's more and more difficult to find article links without silly ads in these days :-(
When you'll find it there is no printer-friendly version available...

Juha-Matti
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