Technology Forum

In the past fortnight Eastern European hackers have infected more than a thousand British websites with the virus, known as Asprox, including those belonging to local government offices and the NHS, it has been claimed.Asprox last week infected the Norfolk NHS website, which is used by thousands of people every day to access local services. Twelve local council websites, including that of Hackney Council in London, were also compromised, putting at risk hundreds of residents logging on to pay their council tax.Web experts have said that unlike conventional computer viruses, which spread through email or illicit websites, Asprox lies on mainstream sites, waiting to infect the computers of those who visit. Once it does, it can allow a hacker to access sensitive information, and steal files, emails or passwords.Security experts say that it has so far spread to about two million computers worldwide. Any computer not protected by the most up-to-date anti-virus software is vulnerable to the virus. Full article here - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...ter-virus.html