Hackers target Google Code developer website to spread malware
THE GOOGLE CODE developer website is being used by hackers to spread malware, security firm Z-Scaler has warned.
According to Z-Scaler security researcher Chris Mannon who reported uncovering the ploy, cyber crooks are using the Google Code website as a fresh twist on their usual attack strategies.
"Malware writers are now turning to commercial file-hosting sites to peddle their wares," Mannon wrote in a company blog post. "If these legitimate file hosts are not scanning the content they are hosting, it may force network administrators to block the service altogether. "The kicker is that this time we see that Google Code seems to have swallowed the bad pill."
