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Mafia muscles in on spam and viruses

Dec 9, 2003 1:09AM PST

By Iain Thomson [09-12-2003]
Attacks may become less common, but more dangerous, warns antivirus expert

Organised crime is moving online into spam and virus writing - which means attacks may become less common but more dangerous, a Russian antivirus expert has warned.
As criminal gangs get involved, the 'independent' operators that currently dominate the spam and virus market will be squeezed out, reducing the total number of attacks.

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