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Re: No pay off in extortion attacks?

Brief analysis

The real analysis is 8 years in the Russian gulag in 2005 sent most extortion hackers running for cover by mind 2006.

»www.itweek.co.uk/vnunet/news/216···kmailers

»www.itweek.co.uk/computing/news/···xtortion

»www.itweek.co.uk/vnunet/news/212···-attacks
»www.securityfocus.com/news/9411

»lists.jammed.com/ISN/2005/01/0006.html

I also find it amusing the timing of the blog.
Mikko laid it all out and much more in his ITConversations
including how much they actually made per extortion..and where the botnets are today..and figures on how much they a grossing on the spam stuff and why spam really does make the money..and how much.
»Mikko Hypponen on Emergent Virus Threats
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