July 01, 2005

Going Down - Well Maybe

Anti-spam Success Drives Malware Authors Downmarket

Crooks are turning to spyware scams because it's getting harder to make money from spam, according to a leading UK anti-virus expert. "Spam is less effective because of improved anti-spam filters, so crooks are looking at phishing, ID theft, and stealing information on demand to make money[via The Register]