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Hungary: Web crime alert
According to research Hungary is one of the three EU countries to be most vulnerable to internet crimes. The most at risk are community portals that users tend to consider reliable
di Staff
Hungary is ranked 27th regarding the number of automatic attacks, which means that a large number of computers in Hungary collect personal data automatically, said PR and marketing manager of the company Hedvig Bartha at a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday.
According to findings of the study, data-fishing is still a problem, and now attacks are also directed at websites considered to be reliable by users, such as community portals. In the second half of 2007, Symantec spotted 87,963 data fishing hosts, a growth of 167% compared to the first half of the same year. Of the targeted brands, 80% belonged to the financial sector.
Symantec also found that perpetrators sell the stolen pieces of information. Bank card data, their most advertised "goods," can be purchased for as little as $10. According to the report, 90% of attacks are now targeted against end users rather than financial sites.
The Symantec Global Internet Security Threat Report is published twice a year and has appeared for the 13th time. The study is based on data provided by 40,000 users in 180 countries.
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