Money Bots: Hackers Cash In on Hijacked PCs

Iria · Sep 9, 2006, 09:02 PM

Source: eWeek
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Botnet hunters tracking the latest MS06-040 worm attack estimate that one malicious hacker earned about $430 in a single day by installing spyware programs on thousands of commandeered Windows machines.

BWX · Sep 10, 2006, 08:55 AM

157 grand a year? Just for one spyware program being installed among others? No wonder these hackers can't resist the temptation.
They should all be hung up by th........

Erroneus · Sep 10, 2006, 10:13 AM

And the money got to come from some where. Thats the problem, sites, magazines, software aso. supporting spyware, they should be put on a big list named: Firms to boycott together with Sony.

Sep 9, 2006, 09:02 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Money Bots: Hackers Cash In on Hijacked PCs Source: eWeek ________ Botnet hunters tracking the latest MS06-040 worm attack estimate that one malicious hacker earned about $430 in a single day by installing spyware programs on thousands of commandeered Windows machines.

Sep 10, 2006, 08:55 AM	#2
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	157 grand a year? Just for one spyware program being installed among others? No wonder these hackers can't resist the temptation. They should all be hung up by th........ __________________

Sep 10, 2006, 10:13 AM	#3
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,417 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	And the money got to come from some where. Thats the problem, sites, magazines, software aso. supporting spyware, they should be put on a big list named: Firms to boycott together with Sony. __________________