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Both the United Nations and the UK government have fallen victim to a hacker who inserted malicious coding into a number of their websites, it is claimed.
Online resource the Virus Bulletin notes that hackers used a vulnerability in the pages to manipulate the website's content and insert the code.
It warns that websites which have been adjusted in this way can infect visitors with malware, a practice which has become known as drive by downloading.
The reporter urges webmasters to clear up their databases and take measures to prevent it from happening again.
Virus Bulletin explained: "To prevent themselves from becoming victims of these attacks, users are advised to make sure they use up-to-date anti-virus software and have the latest patches installed for the software they use."
Recently, online news resource Register reported that hackers had planted malware on a site which sold tickets for the Euro 2008 Championships.
It stated that while it was hacked, the site attempted to infect vulnerable PCs with a Trojan.
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