The US State Department website in Russia is hacked

Security firms have warned that two of the US Department of State websites in Russia may contain types of malware that users need to stay away from.

The most serious is to mention the website of the US Consul General in St. Petersburg. Petersburg. A week ago, Sophos security researchers found that the website was hacked and contained a lot of malware that attacked users.

The attack, though only for a short time, was later fixed, but analysts can easily see signs of intrusion through the website.

However, the US State Department spokesman declined to confirm the information, she said, adding that she had not received any information showing the concern.

According to Ron O'Brien, Sophos senior security analyst, it's possible that the US Consul General's website at St. Petersburg is not the only and most important goal of hackers because the same round of intrusion with it has 400 other websites.

Sophos's warning said the attacker used a website server that was not prepared to install Trojan software on the victim's computer. "It is a Trojan that allows remote access and has the function to download more types of malware from other servers," O'Brien said.

Meanwhile, McAfee also recommends that users should not visit the US State Department website in Moscow, saying that e-mails sent from the site contain viruses.