Financially Motivated Attacks Pose Higher Threat to Government & EnterprisesAs per the ISF (Information Security Forum), organized and targeted, financially motivated attacks seem to be taking place of individual hacker attacks and are increasing threats for government and businesses. This new form of attack is launched by criminal gangs, which have specialized expertise and skills, to steal sensitive and valuable information or consumer data for reaping large-scale financial profit. Many even put sleepers in place within companies to furnish inside knowledge as well as access. The ISF said that financially motivated attacks consist of five phases. These are exploring identity targets, writing malware and planning attacks, extracting data, exploiting victims through advertisements and trading ... ยป SPAMfighter News - 11/3/2008 |    |
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