Very important site malware warning!
Sept 17, 2008 7:15:34 GMT
Post by CharlieChomper on Sept 17, 2008 7:15:34 GMT
If anyone here reads the website, Business Week, or knows someone who does, it's extremely important they immediately run an anti-viral and anti-spyware scan of their system and avoid that site for now!
The site is being used to spread and infect malware onto readers' computers remotely. It was compromised earlier this week by way of an exploit the company, who owns the magazine/site, first became aware of last week by the same company who had to go public about if following the discovery of the compromise. Business Week apparently did nothing to address it following their being told of the exploit prior to the compromise and just left it "open" to be compromised and possible infection to readers/visitors' systems (obviously, this problem only affects Windows).
So far, it appears that the site has done nothing to address it even now (the method of entry apparently is still viable while the malware scripts are also apparently still on the site's server according to one of the major security groups monitoring the situation).
The site is being used to spread and infect malware onto readers' computers remotely. It was compromised earlier this week by way of an exploit the company, who owns the magazine/site, first became aware of last week by the same company who had to go public about if following the discovery of the compromise. Business Week apparently did nothing to address it following their being told of the exploit prior to the compromise and just left it "open" to be compromised and possible infection to readers/visitors' systems (obviously, this problem only affects Windows).
So far, it appears that the site has done nothing to address it even now (the method of entry apparently is still viable while the malware scripts are also apparently still on the site's server according to one of the major security groups monitoring the situation).
That is certainly scary. Thanks for the information CC! 
