From: ZDNet
Security threats can come from a variety of different individuals and groups. Here’s a field guide to the major players.
By Steve Ranger
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These groups have different tools, objectives and specialities, and understanding this can help defend against them.
Disorganised crime
“The bulk of cybercrime is the equivalent of real-world opportunist thieves,” says Emm. These are the crooks you’re most likely to come across, or at least feel the impact of, as an individual — the petty criminals of the online world. They may spew out spam or offer access to a botnet for others to run denial-of-services attacks, or attempt to fool you into an advance-fee scams where the unwary are promised a big payday in return for paying (often a substantial) sum of money up-front.
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