Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

WMF Exploit Sold Underground for $4,000

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-that's-just-scary dept.

tero1176 writes "Eweek has a story with information from Kaspersky showing that exploit code used in the WMF malware attack was being peddled on underground sites by rival Russian hacker groups for $4,000 in early December. The first sign of an exploit was traced back to the December 1, 2005, a full month before anti-virus vendors started noticing mysterious WMF files rigged with malicious executable code. It serves as more proof that the market for malware is well and truly alive."

3 of 166 comments (clear)

  1. Maybe they should get involved... by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny
    It serves as more proof that the market for malware is well and truly alive."

    Do you suppose Microsoft will try to enter this market, too?

    --

    A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
  2. Access to this market by davidgrouchy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will my AT&T "platinum," "gold" and "silver" levels of Internet access provide access to this underground market ?

  3. DRM needed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ironically, copies of the exploit were pirated by a group of Chinese hackers and sold on Ebay for pennies on the dollar...