Hackers caught using CNET website to spread nasty malware

From hackread.com

Hackers caught using CNET website to spread nasty malware

The Russian cyber security firm Dr. Web has revealed it caught hackers using the CNET website to spread nasty malware through its software download section.

According to researchers, they identified a download link of a popular video player – VSDC – to be compromised on its CNET page. The malware campaign worked in a way that when users headed to download the software, they did indeed get the original program alongside but only this time it had been modified to include malicious programs.

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