NBC.com Hacked
NBC.com was hacked and malicious code was placed on the homepage that looks for exploits on your browser (through plug-ins such as Adobe Acrobat and Java, as well as, iframe script.) When browsing the web, users should take care in viewing pages with exploitable code.
The hack known as Citadel is downloaded onto a victim’s computer. “Citadel is the name of a a whole malware family that belongs to the categories of “bots”. Once a system is infected with Citadel the attacker (usually referred to as “bot herder”) is able to take full control over the victim’s computer. “
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