Hackers Look for People Who Know Other Languages
An AP newswire article by Jordan Robertson, via SFGate.com, reports that:
Wanted: computer virus writers. Must be fluent in Mandarin. Or Russian. Or Portuguese.More here.
These hacker help-wanted ads are appearing on underground Internet channels as malicious code designers increasingly want programmers with foreign-language skills to help launch country-specific attacks, security vendor McAfee Inc. said in a report released today.
Hackers want to craft compelling and grammatically correct Web pages and spam e-mails - which are crucial in fooling people to download viruses or reveal personal information like credit card numbers, according to the report.
posted by Fergie @ 2/20/2008 10:33:00 PM
1 Comments:
Oh nos! Now they're gonna target us in broken Russian.
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