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Internet headed for melt down

by on04 March 2009

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Germany warns


Germany has
warned that the Internet is in a terrible state with growing armies of viruses, worms and Trojan horses unleashed by ever savvier criminals.

The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) claims that Web crime and sabotage were on a steep climb even as consumers grew smarter about security.

BSI division chief Hartmut Isselhorst said that everyone was being attacked as soon as they go online. There is a marked increase in "spam" mail packed with unsolicited advertising and dangerous viruses, he said.

Hackers can also exploit security breaches on popular web sites, allowing viruses, worms and Trojan horses to work their way into the hard drives of unsuspecting users.

He warned that an anything-goes attitude toward sharing data such as photographs or addresses on social networking sites like Facebook or MySpace was giving Cyber Criminals all the information they needed for their attacks.
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