Malicious hackers are producing easy to use tools that automate attacks to cash in on a boom in hi-tech crime.
\nOn sale, say security experts, are everything from individual viruses to comprehensive kits that let budding cyber thieves craft their own attacks.<\/p>\n
The top hacking tools are being offered for prices ranging up to ?500.<\/p>\n
Some of the most expensive tools are sold with 12 months of technical support that ensures they stay armed with the latest vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n
“They are starting to pop up left and right,” said Tim Eades from security company Sana, of the sites offering downloadable hacking tools. “It’s the classic verticalisation of a market as it starts to mature.”<\/p>\n
Malicious hackers had evolved over the last few years, he said, and were now selling the tools they used to use to the growing numbers of fledgling cyber thieves.<\/p>\n
I love the word “Malicious”!!<\/p>\n
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