That's a lot of web pages and included on the list are pages at iTunes. You'd think Apple would be more prepared!
A ton of web pages have been compromised by a huge malware attack dubbed LizaMoon. The attack shows that malware is a bigger menace than ever and that many web sites aren’t protected. More than 500,000 pages have been compromised and are linked to a site called lizamoon.com, but more than 1.5 million web URLs also appear to be compromised in a similar way. The attack is still proceeding unabated, according to Websense Security Labs. Dave Marcus, director of security research and communication on McAfee Labs, said, “This type of threat vector is common and actually happens all the time, however it’s not always on this scale. There are many tools that exist currently that do this in an automated fashion.” The attack is an SQL injection attack, which exploit badly written web applications and mess up a web site’s databases. Through programming errors, SQL injection attacks can be launched in any programming language.
MORE: http://venturebeat.com/2011/04/01/huge-malware-attack-compromises-more-than-1-5-million-web-pages/
