Hackers Put Child Abuse Images On Computers

Hackers Put Child Abuse Images On Computers
Malware and viruses are being bundled with child abuse images to discourage people from having their computers repaired.

Hacking attacks which lodge child abuse images and malware on a computer user's hard drive are on the rise, it has been warned.

In its annual report, the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said there has been a significant increase in the number of legitimate websites being compromised.

First, the hackers infiltrate a site before planting the child abuse images and malware in folders on a hidden URL.

The folders are then inadvertently accessed by unsuspecting web surfers through a redirect link on a legitimate adult site.

When the link is clicked, the files are downloaded to the user’s computer.

It is thought the abuse images are bundled with the malware to discourage people from trying to get their computers repaired.

A spokesman for the IWF said people "panic" and are "fearful of reprisals".

The report added: "The majority of the hacked websites are either UK-hosted or are those of UK small businesses."

As a result, the number of pages found to be hosting child sex abuse images in the UK increased to 92 in 2013, from 73 in 2012.

Overall, the charity identified 13,182 web pages containing child sex abuse images in 2013 worldwide, following reports to its hotline.

It said more than 80% of the images were of victims aged 10 and under.

http://news.sky.com/story/1238455/hackers-put-child-abuse-images-on-computers

How bloody nasty is that!

And what do you do if you are affected - there you are with images that you know are illegal which it looks like you went for deliberately.

thats just sick...

sphinx wrote:And what do you do if you are affected - there you are with images that you know are illegal which it looks like you went for deliberately.

I know, and it seems they are targeting some small businesses, messing up their computer systems and then they daren't have them repaired. Makes you wonder if they want people to buy new computers?

What the hell is the world coming to eh?, people forcing filthy abuse of children onto others computers now, it just doesn't get much lower than that...

Hopefully scum like this will be caught, named and shamed .

Despicably vile.

sadly the perps will not be sufficiently harshly punished IF caught...

follow the money.........sass is probably closer to the truth than she realises....

Well, I reckon it has to be something like that Victor!

personally. I'd boil them in oil....sloooooowly

Me too! Lowering them slowly a bit at a time, feet first.

And here I was thinking "I got hacked" was just a popular pedo excuse ...

It's a scarey thought though Ben.