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quietman7
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 Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:37 am Post subject: F-Secure Data Security Wrap-up July to December 2006 |
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| ...Targeted attacks using backdoors, booby trapped document files and rootkits became increasingly commonplace. Also spam reached new record-breaking heights. In place of widespread malware assaults, 2006 has been characterized by targeted attacks which do not make the headlines and which have typically one motivation - money...The other more visible malware assault motivated by money is phishing. 2006 has seen a significant increase in the kinds of scams that use clever social engineering techniques and well-engineered bogus websites to separate the unwary from their money... |
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