Web attacks that target the clipboard

There’s now an attack that hijacks the clipboard where copied text is stored. It puts a difficult to remove weblink into the clipboard that, if clicked on, gets you to a website selling fake security software. The code inserting the link has been found in flash-based advertisements seen on many legitimate websites. The attack has hit both Windows and Mac versions of Mozilla Firefox web browser.

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Written by pinolobu on August 19th, 2008 with no comments.
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