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"Paris Hilton&amp;#039;s official website was recently targeted by hackers, rendering it unsafe for browsing.  According to The Telegraph, the site was infected with a computer virus that could have left users vulnerable to identity theft.  The virus, discovered by computer safety consultants ScanSafe, prompted users to download a program from another infected website, allowing thieves to steal personal information from the user.  &amp;quot;The big thing with Paris Hilton is the number of visitors that she gets,&amp;quot; said security researcher Mary Landesman, from ScanSafe. &amp;quot;Sites such as ParisHilton.com are extremely attractive targets for online criminals because of their popularity. &amp;quot;While it might seem titillating when a celebrity&amp;#039;s site is compromised, the impact it has on site visitors is quite serious... It&amp;#039;s always doubly concerning when we see a high-profile website get compromised.&amp;quot; The virus has now been removed from the website, but it is thought that thousands of fans could already have been affected.  This is not the first time that The Simple Life star has been targeted by hackers. In 2005, her private photographs and celebrity friends&amp;#039; phone numbers were published on the net after her mobile phone was hacked.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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