Internet fraud has taken a sinister new turn

Organised crime has identified the web as a goldmine – providing opportunities to launch cyber attacks that will earn large amounts of money at a relatively low risk. Learn more.

A “compromised” computer – one that has been attacked – via the internet has become a commodity on the underground economy, an online equivalent of the black market.

Once a computer is compromised, it can be used for a variety of purposes designed to make money, including stealing users’ personal identity information, like internet banking logins. It’s relatively easy and it’s the websites we visit every day that make it money for jam for criminals.


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