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Archived TIL that you're 3 times as likely to get a virus from a church website than you are from a pornography website. (slate.com)
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[–] derram 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) 3.8 years ago
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Malware and computer viruses: They’ve left porn sites for religious sites.
'Merighi says the online porn industry in the 1990s resembled the online religious community today—technologically speaking, of course. '
'Hackers soon capitalized, giving porn sites a well-deserved reputation as cesspools of malware, spam, intrusive pop-up ads, and sneaky redirects. '
'Those who build and host church websites, by contrast, may have the best intentions, but they tend to be naive and inexperienced. '
'But these days, many hackers don’t even look at what sites they’re targeting, McAfee’s Dirro explains. '
'Most of the porn sites that withstood the consolidation have beefed up their security considerably. '
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[–] derram 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
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'Merighi says the online porn industry in the 1990s resembled the online religious community today—technologically speaking, of course. '
'Hackers soon capitalized, giving porn sites a well-deserved reputation as cesspools of malware, spam, intrusive pop-up ads, and sneaky redirects. '
'Those who build and host church websites, by contrast, may have the best intentions, but they tend to be naive and inexperienced. '
'But these days, many hackers don’t even look at what sites they’re targeting, McAfee’s Dirro explains. '
'Most of the porn sites that withstood the consolidation have beefed up their security considerably. '
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