The purveryors of malware are becoming increasingly well-organised and financed, according to vendor Symantec's Internet Security Threat Report. In the past e-criminals made money from selling code, estiablishing botnets, or spamming, but gangs are now performing all three functions themselves to provide more co-ordianated attacks.
'We are starting to see blended threats much more,' said Ollie Whitehouse, researcher at Symantec. 'This is a stark contrast to how things were working a year ago. There is more financial backing to these criminals now: the organized crime aspect has definitely increased.' Whitehouse says Symantec is spotting phishing and Trojan emails specifically designed to channel information back to specific web servers - a sign that threats are being co-ordinated.
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'We are starting to see blended threats much more,' said Ollie Whitehouse, researcher at Symantec. 'This is a stark contrast to how things were working a year ago. There is more financial backing to these criminals now: the organized crime aspect has definitely increased.' Whitehouse says Symantec is spotting phishing and Trojan emails specifically designed to channel information back to specific web servers - a sign that threats are being co-ordinated.
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Sure. But does that necessarily make it any less true?
If I issue a report that says people who swin naked in ice water get sick, does it make it any less true if I also happen to sell cold medicines?
Last edited by leesmithg on 19 Mar 2007 - 13:11
2 billion? You're joking, right?
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