Malware means malicious software. It also can be called a computer virus or worm. Mister Boscovich says it is mostly spread through a normal everyday activity.
RICHARD BOSCOVICH: “The malware is spread through emails where people inadvertently are tricked to click on a particular link on the email or visit a particular site. And once that happens, the objective is to infect the person’s computer with this piece of malware.”
The malware is programmed to record every key you strike on a computer keyboard. It gathers details about the websites you visit, your usernames and passwords, or other personal information. The information is then sent to the botnet’s command center.
RICHARD BOSCOVICH: “What that is is a location on the Internet. It could be domain based or IP based, where the criminals will direct all of these computers that they’ve infected to every once in a while literally call out to these domains or these IPs asking for directions.”
Much of the stolen information is sold on the black market. The information can be used to steal money from bank accounts or make purchases online without the victim’s knowledge. Officials say these malware invasions are one of the main causes of identity theft.
Microsoft brought a case against the Zeus operation on March nineteenth. The company released the details of the case after the buildings were raided on March twenty-third.
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