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[News] [Rival] Australia Names (Windows) Malware Its #1 Cyber Threat

Feds tout malware as Australia's biggest cyber threat

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| This change in landscape has seen cyber crime rise to a podium place in the 
| competition for the most significant criminal threat facing the nation. 
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=451574834&rid=-50


Last week:

Phishing Attacks Double in U.K.

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| Apacs recorded more than 10,000 reported phishing incidents in the first 
| quarter of 2008, more than 200 percent up from the same period last year. 
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/144845/phishing_attacks_double_in_uk.html


Recent:

Bots rule in cyberspace

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| USA TODAY REPORTS that on an average day, 40 per cent of the 800 million 
| computers connected to the Internet are bots used to send out spam, viruses 
| and to mine for sensitive personal data.  
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/17/bots-rule-cyberspace
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2008-03-16-computer-botnets_N.htm


Botnets Running Rampant

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| How much money is being stolen by cybercriminals? No one knows, and no one 
| even knows how to go about coming up with that number, IronPort's Peterson 
| said.  
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/144489/botnets_running_rampant.html


Related:

Online banking fraud 'up 8,000%'

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| The UK has seen an 8,000% increase in fake internet banking scams
| in the past two years, the government's financial watchdog has warned.
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| The Financial Services Authority (FSA) told peers it was "very concerned" 
| about the growth in "phishing".
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6177555.stm

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