December 7, 2015 10:00 pm
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US Cyber Criminal Underground a Shopping Free-For-All
itwbennett writes: According to a new report by Trend Micro, the North American cyber criminal underground has " [essentially] become a gun show for everyone as long as they can participate and are willing to pay," said Tom Kellermann, chief cybersecurity officer at Trend Micro. Their research revealed that 15% of underground sites sell offer crimeware and allow criminals to buy a variety of malware and hacking services, such as crypting. It's the hottest-selling item, other than drugs, said Kellermann. In case you're wondering, murder for hire sites make up just 1% of the underground mall.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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