Friday,
February 22, 2008
The
ANNOTICO Report
Two
years ago International "Malware" (virus, worms, spam)
was one to two percent. Now it is six to seven percent ,
and it
Cyber
criminals are turning their targets on the growing markets around the world, creating
localized content in native languages or targeting specific interests of
that nation.
One
recent example noted by McAfee was an
Italian spam
Yo Quiero
Antivirus. Malware Goes Multilingual
Internet News. Com
By Andy
Patrizio
February 22, 2008
Never
ones to pass up a growing market, cybercriminals are
turning their targets on the growing markets around the world, creating
localized content in native languages or targeting specific interests of that
nation.
That
"Two years ago, we
couldn
With 23 languages in the
European Union alone, McAfee
"When you try to
expand a business into a new geography, you look for resources that speak the
language and know the nuances. So they are trading languages or farming it out
to people who speak the local languages," said Marcus.
[cob:Related_Articles]One recent example noted by
McAfee was an Italian spam
In
In
One virus, called Antinny, would delete audio and video files being shared by
Winny users, and then berate the victim for their
intellectual property theft. This gave Marcus a laugh. "You
In
The rise in international
malware is just a logical follow on to the growth in
international markets. With everyone from semiconductor firms to cell phone
companies talking about international growth, it stood to reason that those
markets would be targeted eventually.
"Many more parts of
the world are coming online and a lot more people around the world have disposable
income. If you are apt to use online payment and online buying and selling they
are likely to target your money," said Marcus.
The problem is only
growing. At the start of the year, McAfee identified around 528 new pieces of malware per day. By the end of 2008, it expects to see 750
new pieces per day.
The Sage
report is available through the McAfee Threat
Center.
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