Online Videos Could Infect Computers With Viruses, Study Finds
ATLANTA (Fox News) — Online videos aren't just for bloopers and rants — some might also be conduits for malicious code that can infect your computer.
As anti-spam technology improves, hackers are finding new vehicles to deliver their malicious code. And some could be embedded in online video players, according to a report on Internet threats released Tuesday by the Georgia Tech Information Security Center as it holds its annual summit.
The summit is gathering more than 300 scholars and security experts to discuss emerging threats for 2008 — and their countermeasures.
As anti-spam technology improves, hackers are finding new vehicles to deliver their malicious code. And some could be embedded in online video players, according to a report on Internet threats released Tuesday by the Georgia Tech Information Security Center as it holds its annual summit.
The summit is gathering more than 300 scholars and security experts to discuss emerging threats for 2008 — and their countermeasures.
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2 Comments:
And in other news, it was learned today that the sky is actually blue, and that water is indeed wet.
I wonder which member of the Captain Obvious squad go a job at Fox recently.
Not everybody is a computer geek like you though, Steve. :)
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