Um estudo de 2000 spywares, conduzido pela Alladin, revelou que as técnicas de espionagem estão sendo largamente usadas para o roubo de identidades. Spywares com fins criminosos estão dobrando a cada mês, de acordo com o estudo.
O relatório nota que 15% dos spywares são designados para gravar dados digitados, roubar senhas, logins, senhas de administrador e e-mails. O estudo dividiu os spywares em categorias, dependendo da ameaça: 'mínimo', 'moderado' ou 'severo'.
A study of the top 2,000 known spyware threats, conducted by security firm Aladdin, has revealed that spying techniques are increasingly being used for ID theft. Spyware with a criminal intent, the most severe threat, was found to be doubling every month, according to the latest Aladdin eSafe CSRT study.
The report noted that 15 per cent of spyware threats are now designed to log keystrokes, as well as steal user passwords, logged-on user names, administrator passwords, instant messaging content and email addresses. The study divided spyware into categories, depending on whether it posed 'minor', 'moderate' or 'severe' threats.
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