Hackers reprogrammed Forbes Thought of the Day widget to send malicious computer code to readers computers last year. Trey Ford, a Global Security Strategist at Rapid7, says this is a classic way to build a botnet. The attack against a site with such broad readership sounds more criminal than state-sponsored, he says. Ford: Attackers know these factors raise the likelihood of getting caught. They speed investigations so customers can halt threats and clean up systems fast.”]

