sourceThe free-for-all nature of Wikipedia has not only left it open to plagiarism; it's also made the encyclopaedia a vehicle for spreading malware.
Recently, hackers edited an article on the German edition of Wikipedia to include a link to malicious code, disguising it as a fix for a supposedly new version of the notorious Blaster worm.
This was coupled with a spam email sent out to German computer users, claiming to come from Wikipedia. It directed those who wanted to find out more information on the new virus to the bogus entry.
This questionable activity was soon picked up by Wikipedia administrators, who have since edited the offending story to remove the malware link. The page was also removed from Wikipedia's archive.
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