Cyber crime 'price war' worries.CRIMINALS are able to buy full personal identities for "less than a can of cola," an internet security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. firm said today. The market for stolen personal information, including credit card details, names, addresses and dates of birth, grew to such an extent last year that a price war seems to have developed, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the annual Symantec Internet Security Threat Report. Investigators said the UK suffered the second highest level of malicious online activity in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. ), with 11 per cent of the region's total. Germany topped the league with 14 per cent. Credit card information was the most sought after, with details selling for as little as 40p, although some could fetch pounds 20. Bank account details sold for as much as pounds 675, whilst full identities could be bought for between 50p and pounds 40. Guy Bunker, of Symantec, said: "This recession-proof underground economy is reaching such a level of growth that there are signs of a price war developing." |
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