BitDefender hit again

A Romanian hacker claims to have found a hole in the website for security firm BitDefender. According to a post by someone using the alias Unu on hackersblog.org, an SQL injection vulnerability persists in the site's news section. Recently websites belonging to security firms F-Secure and Kaspersky Lab were compromised. And a Portuguese partner site belonging to BitDefender also was hit. All three companies deny that any personal information was exposed to the attackers. — CAM

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