Malware

Thanks to willing accomplices and easy-to-use technology, the threat from linked computers is expanding, reports Karen Epper Hoffman.

Technological vulnerability and valuable data make retailers the latest target for malware attacks, says Jenny Craig CIO Abe Lietz. Karen Epper Hoffman investigates.

Targeted attacks are easy and cheap, but not always anonymous, says Norman ASA's Snorre Fagerland.

There is no doubt that threats have evolved from vandalism and hobby-based malware to financially motivated crime and now state-sponsored espionage and attacks against government and enterprise targets around the world.

Saboteurs have included HMTL injection scripts in the trojan, which shows fake web pages in various languages depending on the victims' location.

The group has targeted corporations in South Korea, and some in the U.S., since 2009, according to Symantec researchers.

NBC News reported Thursday night that four-star retired Gen. James 'Hoss' Cartwright, who was once the second-highest ranking U.S. officer and who retired in August 2011, has been under investigation since late last year.

The store for black market buyers and sellers, discovered by AlienVault Labs, is a prime example of the continued commercialization of online crime rings.