News sites are now being targeted with malware

Since 2018, according to the article we’ll be linking to, malware has been on news sites, but it may be more now. According to the article, several different states and companies are involved because of where they store their videos. This means that people like you and I could be in trouble just by visiting the web site in question!

What should you do? First, you shouldn’t panic. If you know what to look for, you won’t get infected. The sites don’t infect you just by visiting it, but it may bring up popups telling you that your browser needs updating as an example.

The article Hundreds of national and local news sites hacked to push malware is the article, and its something we need to be aware of.

States that may be affected by this include two major states, New York and Florida. Other states include Ohio, Washington D.C., and Massachusetts. Please read this article, you don’t want to be bitten with this one!


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