Crime does pay

So the truth about viruses is finally out. They’re not written by acne-anxious nerds holed up in their grandma’s attic.

They’re written by software engineers who are on the payroll of organised crime.

And they’re not interested in bringing down the entire Internet or putting a stop to civilisation as we know it. They’re interested in cash.

Exactly how long ago the script-kiddies left town to make way for the seriously clever but criminally inclined programmers remains unclear.

But all the anti-virus companies now agree we are unlikely to see any more blanket attacks because there’s no point.

Targeted attacks against banks or other companies with cash are the new world order in Trojans and viruses and the victims seem prepared to pay rather than fight.

The bad publicity is deemed more damaging than handing over the ransom demands, so until the bad guys get so greedy that their payola exceeds the PR spin doctor fees, we can expect to hear little about what is actually happening.

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