Almost all of the malicious software circulating the Internet is written by organized criminals looking for financial gain, and the problem is set to get worse, Kaspersky Labs is warning. The Russian antivirus company said Thursday that criminals are behind 90 percent of malicious code, leaving teenagers and script kiddies responsible for only a small fraction of the rest. “There’s a lot of money in the Internet,” said Eugene Kaspersky, head of antivirus research for Kaspersky Labs. “On the last count of malware I did, only 10 percent was written by teenagers. Ninety percent is developed by criminals. This malware is designed for criminal needs such as stealing money, distributing spam and Internet rackets.” FBI Deputy Assistant Director Steve Martinez warned last month that Eastern European gangs were turning increasingly to cybercrime. He said the FBI had urged law enforcement agencies in other countries to go after the gangs. Full Story
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