The official website of the government of Arcadia (arcadia-fl.gov), a city in Florida, has been breached and set up to push a pop-up advertising a video player.
The administrators of the Arcadia website quickly removed the pop-up from the website after being notified by experts. However, the incident shows that there are a lot of vulnerable government websites, even in the United States.
The problem with government websites is that many users tend to trust them. So if cybercriminals use these sites as a medium to distribute their shady or malicious programs, a lot of people might take the bait.
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