Security Experts Say Botnets, Web Extortion Threats on the Rise
January 22, 2007 Timothy Prickett Morgan
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Some days, the Internet doesn’t feel like a very safe place. Two reports issued recently are predicting some pretty ugly weather conditions out there in cyberspace looking ahead into third year. A report by Trend Micro, which provides security software for servers and PCs, indicated that 2006 saw a “resurgence in malware” and that the “botnet became the hacker’s best friend.” For 2007, Trend Micro is predicting that hackers will continue to ramp up their efforts on these fronts while targeting popular social networking sites. What did not happen in 2006, by the way, was widespread virus outbreaks, which |
