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.