'Drive-By Pharming' Newest Cyber Attack
Posted on: Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 15:00 CST
Drive-by pharming is the most dangerous type of cyber attack yet, security specialists at a major scientific conference in San Francisco warned.
The fast-growing new assault covertly diverts a computer's Internet activity to a server operated by the criminals rather than a legitimate provider, the specialists said at an American Association for the Advancement of Science news conference.
The criminals then redirect connections to fake Web sites that superficially resemble places like eBay, banks and PayPal, The Toronto Star reported.
Once consumers enter confidential data onto the fake site, the criminals can then start draining accounts.
They say curiosity killed the cat but it can also kill your bank account, said Zulfikar Ramzan, a senior security researcher with Symantec Corp., a major provider of computer protection software.
Ramzan said users could protect themselves against drive-by pharming by entering new passwords for the default passwords that are supplied with routers.
Source: United Press International
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