The number of seemingly legitimate Web sites infected with malicious code that enables hackers to steal passwords to access computer networks is increasing, with one organization reporting an 827 percent jump in compromised sites in 2008.The number of crimeware-infected URLs, which are Web sites containing malicious code designed to steal users’ passwords by tracking their keystrokes, increased more than 163 percent in just one month, from 11,834 in November 2008 to 31,173 in December 2008, reported the Anti-Phishing Working Group, a coalition of industry and law enforcement agencies fighting identity theft from malware. In January 2008, just 3,363 sites were infected, according to the group.
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