P2P Attacks Persist, Pose Low Risk

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P2P Attacks Persist, Pose Low Risk

Source: SecurityProNews
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SecurityProNews > News > Security News > IM, P2P Attacks Persist, Pose Low Risk The immediacy of someone potentially clicking on a malicious link delivered by instant messenger or a peer to peer network conversely makes these attacks a low risk. Trust is on the side of an attacker who manages to compromise IM accounts and send links to people on the buddy list. Someone who isn't paying attention might go ahead and click a link in the IM window, to the delight of the slimeball who sent it instead of the..

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