[pchelpers] News:Hackers Compromise Legit Web Sites to Target Microsoft IE Flaw

By Brian Prince
2008-12-15 

Hackers have begun compromising Web sites to infect vulnerable computers
with malware that exploits a zero-day flaw in Internet Explorer revealed
last week. 

Microsoft reported a significant increase in the number of infected
users over the weekend, and researchers at Trend Micro estimated about
6,000 sites had been infected. The move is a shift in tactics for
hackers, who had been relying on rogue Web sites to propagate their
malware. 

More here:
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Hackers-Compromise-Legit-Web-Sites-to-Target-Microsoft-IE-Flaw/
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