Internet scams face no problems

Although security features are updated day by day, hackers and spammers seem to be more creative and skilled than security software creators. They are finding new sophisticated ways to achieve their goal and cause massive problems to computer systems from all over the world.

Young, bright minds of information technology now prefer working with organized cyber gangs, instead of working with various companies. The question raised by channelnewassia.com is “if end-users are not hiring them, if we are not hiring them, then where did all these people disappear to?”

The conclusion is rather obvious: some organization is hiring and using bright young skilful and creative minds. And the guess is made that these are the guys that are responsible for phishing and spamming attacks.

Although it is still possible to notice to notice scam, because creators use generic greeting in a scam email or the link and the URL in the status bar do not match, it’s just a question of time till hackers and spammers will find some new and unknown ways to achieve their purpose. Moreover, it’s just getting easier and cheaper for them to make various attacks on organizations.

According to channelnewasia.com, first, they use an email generator, which is easily available on the internet, to produce billions of accurate employee email addresses; secondly, a “proper and official-looking” email is drawn up to ask for one’s credit card number and other personal information.
 
It is not easy to achieve the effect therefore scammers need powerful servers and bandwidth. Eastern Europe and Chine are excessively interested in such illegal services that are provided by cyber gangs. It is so popular because the servers with all other needs are provided for as low as US$300 to US$700 per hour. And that is excessively suitable for both sides.

There can be no doubt that these attacks are easy money. And the fact that most European office workers use the same password at home and at work makes it only easier. It gets even better, for more than 70% of said they would give up their password for a piece of chocolate.

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