organized cybercrime

[michaewlewis]

Cybercrime is evolving. The lone hacker who steals and resells credit card numbers is being replaced by a well-structured business model. The game is no longer simply about hacking for fame, but rather about creating a business where you have frequent customers who buy your stolen product. The latest research report from web security company Finjan gives a peek at what exactly is going on.

Full Story at:
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080716-report-cybercrime-groups-starting-to-operate-like-the-mafia.html

[!~*:.Pink Floyd.:*~!]

Its like selling crack over the internet.

I heard most virus senders are between the age of 14-17

[evilfantasy]

Malware has become big business and isn't driven by bored teenagers any more. There are actually underground malware writing teams who are out to steal as much as they can.

Some grow up - http://blog.trendmicro.com/29a-grows-out-of-virus-writing/

Some get caught -
http://www.virusbtn.com/news/2006/07_01a_virus.xml
http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/articles/2008/03/nakatsuji.html

Some evolve - http://www.physorg.com/news97411646.html

Although in the end the malware writers helped shape the mold for Vistas newly added security features. Headache or not the new features in Vista are doing a good job in combating malware.

[computeruler]

a 63yr old sending maleware