Each message can go to thousands or hundreds of thousands of consumers, according to the bi-annual Internet Security Threat Report from security software vendor Symantec.
Symantec's 14th edition of Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR) also said Egypt has become more susceptible to online attacks since the last ISTR was issued in April 2008, moving up eight spots 26th in global ranking in terms of malicious attacks.
The annual Symantec Internet Security Threat Report revealed that the market for stolen personal information, including credit card details, names addresses and dates of birth, grew to such an extent last year that it led to a price war of sorts.
INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Security company Symantec has revealed in its most recent edition of the bi-annual Internet Security Threat Report that the number of viruses, worms and trojans in circulation has exceeded one million.
UAE Climbs Two Places to 38th Globally For Malicious ActivityUnlucky For Some - Symantec Issues Internet Security Threat Report 13 Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC) has released its global Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR) and the statistics for the Middle East show a growing trend in attacks and malicious activity.
Credit card numbers were selling for as little as 40 cents each and access to a bank account was going for $10 in the second half of 2007, according to the latest twice-yearly Internet Security Threat Report from Symantec Corp.
According to Symantec's latest Internet Security Threat Report (Volume XI, March 2007), during the last six months of 2006, there were over 6m active bots, which equates to approximately 30% more zombie computers than observed in the previous six-month period.
An Internet security threat report released on October 2nd from the Georgia Tech information Security Center annual summit found that as anti-spam technology improves, hackers are finding new vehicles to drive their malicious code and some could be embedded in online video players.
