Wikipedia Used To Spread Virus 116
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from the ware-the-internets dept.
from the ware-the-internets dept.
eldavojohn writes "The German Wikipedia has recently been used to launch a virus attack. Hackers posted a link to an all alleged fix for a new version of the blaster worm. Instead, it was a link to download malicious software. They then sent e-mails advising people to update their computers and directed them to the Wikipedia article. Since Wikipedia has been gaining more trust & credibility, I can see how this would work in some cases. The page has, of course, been fixed but this is nevertheless a valuable lesson for Wikipedia users."
in certain cases, this would be appropriate (Score:3, Funny)
Don't worry (Score:5, Funny)
uh-oh! (Score:2, Funny)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syphilis [wikipedia.org]
just like elephants (Score:5, Funny)
According to wikipedia, the number of valuable lessons for Wikipedia users has TRIPLED in the last six months!
Re:in certain cases, this would be appropriate (Score:2, Funny)
Re:in certain cases, this would be appropriate (Score:3, Funny)
Did you know that there is an entire version of Wikipedia that contains an encyclopedia of Mac viruses? Unfortunately during a server move, someone downloaded it to a 2k memory segment on a flash drive. Someone sneezed and it got lost in the carpet and has not been recovered yet.