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Cybercrime Getting Organized

Hackers, identity thieves working more like mafia; profits increasing

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 16, 2008 5:20 PM CDT

(Newser) – There’s serious money to be made in cybercrime, and its perpetrators are beginning to reflect that fact, Ars Technica reports. Lone hackers have been replaced with hierarchical organizations that divide the criminal risks inherent in stealing and reselling (usually financial) information. The cybercrime "...   Read full story »

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