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Forum Security-X => News => Discussion démarrée par: igor51 le juillet 30, 2013, 19:39:03

Titre: [MCAFEE]Short-URL Services May Hide Threats
Posté par: igor51 le juillet 30, 2013, 19:39:03

Short-URL Services May Hide Threats

In a recent post, AppAppeal ranked the most popular URL shorteners. The top five includes TinyURL, Goo.gl, Bit.ly, Ow.ly and is.gd. Unfortunately, these helpful services are also used to hide a large number of malicious URLs. This result has made me want to learn more about malicious links that may be hidden behind these shortcuts. Read more...
Source: Short-URL Services May Hide Threats (http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/short-url-services-may-hide-threats)