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TechBear_Seattle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 08:29 AM
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Net criminals shun virus attacks
Net criminals shun virus attacks

Hi-tech criminals have found novel ways to carry out web-based attacks that are much harder to spot and stop, warn security experts.

Some cyber criminals have exploited file-sharing networks and popular webpages to attack targets.

The malicious hackers have turned to these methods instead of going to the trouble of hijacking home PCs.

Using these methods the hi-tech criminals have staged some of the biggest attacks security experts have ever seen.


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