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The Year of 2008 In Cybercrime

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the a-whole-lot-less-britney dept.

BobB-nw writes "Underground botnet markets and high-profile spam cases headlined the year in tech crime. One of the most disturbing cybercrime trends in 2008, many security analysts say, has been the emergence of a full-blown underground economy where credit card information, identity theft information, and spam and phishing software are all available for relatively low prices. 2008 also saw major developments in the cases against three major spammers in the United States."

3 of 47 comments (clear)

  1. fr1st? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    loldongs

  2. Yeah, cybercrime is nice, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...does in happen on Linux?

  3. mod UP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    than this BSD 3ox,