Thuggery Thrives on the Internet

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Blackmail, the shakedown and the sting are age-old forms of thuggery in the analog world, and now they're finding the digital world a fertile place for their poisoned fruits, according to security experts interviewed by TechNewsWorld. The experts say that criminal elements -- including organized crime in Russia, Eastern Europe and Asia -- are increasingly using the Net to shake down companies.

"Attackers have figured out that if they blast out a large number of e-mails, the anti-spam vendors would immediately detect their stuff and block it," Sophos senior security analyst Ted Anglace told TechNewsWorld. "If they use a small targeted group, chances are they can avoid a lot of that filtering, because they'll fly under the radar."

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