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Hack attack on domestic goddess | | 2008/07/17 | | Users of Nigella Lawson's website – Nigella.com - may have been exposed to malware after the site was compromised by hackers.
It is thought that the site was subjected to a Structured Query Language (SQL) attack on July 14th which installed malware, including a Trojan, and users whose browsers are not fully patched could be prone to infection.
Eldar Tuvey, the researcher who discovered the problem, said that this kind of attack is on the increase and is now the most often seen form of website compromise.
"High profile websites such as Nigella Lawson's must realise that they are becoming an appealing target for cyber-criminals," he said.
"The compromise of legitimate and trusted websites has contributed to a 278 per cent increase in web-based malware for the first half of the year outpacing all other types by 212 per cent."
Visitors to the site are being advised to update their antivirus capabilities and perform a full system scan as soon as possible. |
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