When Bad Things Happen to Good Web Sites
It was only a matter of time before attackers would put more effort into compromising trusted Web sites rather than luring victims to their own malicious sites. Research released from WebSense indicates that more trusted sites are hosting malware than attacker controlled sites. A release by the company notes:
Websense researchers warn Internet users to be wary of what sites they click on and visit -- even their favorite trusted sites. These sites pose a significant business risk because traditional security measures are not designed to handle the attacks, and the attackers are using sophisticated techniques such as spoofing search engine results to drive traffic to infected sites. Attackers know that compromising sites with generally good reputations -- sites that have a built-in group of visitors -- coupled with more effective and targeted e-mail lures, can increase the success rate of attacks.
The full report is available here.
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