Hackers managed to hijack some 2.2 million links posted through the URL shortening service Cligs, redirecting the links to a single page. A security flaw in the companys URL editing software was exploited to change the web addresses of the links. The hacker did not redirect the URLs to a malicious site, but the attack demonstrates how URL shorteners could be used by cybercriminals to direct users to malicious sites for phishing or to spread malware.
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