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Mix of Internet, politics ripe for abuse, experts say
By Jeanne Meserve and Jim Spellman
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“Candidate Web sites themselves also can be hacked, and visitors to the sites could find their computers infected with viruses or worms…
“‘I'm sure it is happening now,’ said Tom Kellermann, vice president of security awareness for Core Security Technologies…
“Kellermann said all Web sites, including political ones, are targets…
“‘Web sites are being attacked on a daily basis by individuals, non-state actors, organized criminals and state actors,’ he said. ‘Web sites are seen now as the perfect storm because you can attack the users that use them to access the information and visitors who use those sites, who trust those sites.’”
Source: CNN
