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USA tops China as source of malicious servers
06/04/2010
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Byron Acohido - June 3, 2010
America has replaced China as the top source of corrupted servers being surreptitiously used by cybercriminals to dish out malicious programs, according to first-quarter findings from Kaspersky Lab.
This development underscores how easily anyone with an Internet connection and credit card can quickly and anonymously register a new domain using services such as Go Daddy. Meanwhile, China has shown just how swift and effective policing measures can be.
The bottom line: the bad guys remain several steps ahead, in terms of effective tactics and refined automation.
“The scripts and methods used to compromise legitimate servers have been getting better and better,” says Kaspersky senior researcher Roel Schouwenberg. “Combine that with more effective Blackhat SEO tactics and social engineering campaigns in Facebook and other social networks and there are just more opportunities for cybercriminals.”
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