The Cybercrime Ecosystem by Eugene Kaspersky - Founder/CEO Kaspersky Lab |
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How Attacks WorkEvery generation of criminals chooses its own tools. Today's cybercriminals use Trojans as their weapons of choice - to build botnets, to steal passwords and confidential data, to conduct DoS attacks, and to encrypt data in order to blackmail the victims. One disturbing characteristic of today's attacks is the newer goal of maintaining a presence on the infected machine. Cybercriminals are using a number of techniques to achieve this goal. Today, some cybercriminals opt to conduct discrete attacks that target specific organizations. Writing unique malware for a single target is both timeconsuming and difficult to deploy. However, once launched, these targeted attacks almost always succeed. These attacks usually provide significant return on investment for cybercriminals, making targeted attacks a small but important form of cybercrime. ©2008, Kaspersky Lab, Inc. All rights reserved.  |
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