Blackmail, the shakedown and the sting are age-old forms of thuggery in the analog world, and now they’re finding the digital world a fertile place for their poisoned fruits, according to security experts interviewed by TechNewsWorld. The experts say that criminal elements — including organized crime in Russia, Eastern Europe and Asia — are increasingly using the Net to shake down companies with denial-of-service attacks and filch personal information from targeted employees for blackmail or to compromise corporate computer systems.
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Thuggery Thrives on the Internet
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. December 28, 2005 07:59 AMBlackmail, the shakedown and the sting are age-old forms of thuggery in the analog world, and now they’re finding the digital world a fertile place for their poisoned fruits, according to security experts interviewed by TechNewsWorld. The experts say that criminal elements — including organized crime in Russia, Eastern Europe and Asia — are increasingly using the Net to shake down companies with denial-of-service attacks and filch personal information from targeted employees for blackmail or to compromise corporate computer systems.