August 17, 2010, 6:26PM

Mobile Website Flaws Cloak Click Fraud

It's possible to craft a malicious website so that a user's clicks are secretly redirected to a legitimate site in a way that steals a user's passwords and other data. Many Web developers have added protections to block the tactic on standard websites, but Stanford University researchers warn that there are not nearly enough defenses against the technique on mobile websites. Read the full article. [Technology Review]


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