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Clipboards hijacked in web attack
2008-08-19 11:52:16 by manunkind in PC Sympathy
 

Computer security firms are warning about an attack that hijacks the clipboard where copied text is stored.

The attack puts a hard-to-delete weblink into the clipboard that, if followed, leads people to a website selling fake security software.

The code that inserts the link has been found in flash-based adverts seen on many legitimate websites.

The attack on the clipboard has hit both Windows and Mac users of the Firefox web browser.

Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7567889.stm

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