Cyber Crime
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Jan 8, 2009
by Martin Hepworth
As if you didn't already suspect it, the BIG BOYS are now running a lot of cyber crime according to a recent article http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Pune/Russian_mafia_is_largest_cyber_crime_syndicate/articleshow/3803018.cms in the India Times. To most people in the anti-spam and cyber crime industry this isn't a surprise. The economics are a lot better than peddling class A drugs (heroin etc) as you need a lot less response to get a profit, only 1 in 12.5 million emails needs a response as this BBC news item shows http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7719281.stm. So are the risks, there's less middle men involved and there a lot police involved in this type of crime.
So when you wonder about all this spam and where it's coming from, there a fair chance the people creating all these virus's and trojans that send out these emails are infact under the employ of large crime syndicate. http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsID=108084
What can we do about this? Well for start don't respond to the emails at all and of course don't purchase anything through them. I'm not just referring to the little blue pill adverts, but mortgages, watches or anything from an unknown source. As for the '419' style emails, you know the type large sum of money that needs moving from country to another and you can have 10% as a fee, well if it sounds too good to be true then is most likely is. What does all this add up to - education, education, education. If are informed about something you can make a better choice.
http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsID=108084
But what's even better then this? When you don't receive the spam in the first place!
http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsID=108084