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June 29, 2004

PC Users Warned of Infected Web Sites

This is a VERY serious security threat that you should take the time to read in depth.

Washington Post writes Computer security experts and the federal government are warning Internet users to take extra precautions when browsing the Web after an Internet attack seeded Web sites with programs that hackers can use to steal personal information.

The attack is more dangerous than most, according to the government's US-CERT cybersecurity center, because infection is possible just by visiting affected Web sites, according to US-CERT, a division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (full story)

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