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• Ransomware is proprietary software for which an offer is given to release the software as open source in exchange for a one time payment, or when a certain amount is raised. Blender is an example of software which was ransomware in this sense, and is now open source.

• Report: size doesn't matter when it comes to cybercriminals (Ars Technica)
  A new report from McAfee suggests small and medium-size businesses neglect IT security because they think they're too small to be viable targets for cybercrooks. They're wrong. Read More...



• New Gpcode (encryption) ransomware speading via botnet (ZDNet)
  There are confirmed reports on a new version of the Gpcode ransomware being spread via a botnet. According to Vitaly Kamluk of Kaspersky Lab my employer, the Trojan encrypts files on an infected machine (AES-256) and leaves a text file named crypted.txt with...



• From teenage geeks to organised crime: how the business of malware has changed (Computer Weekly)
  These days, malware writers are in it for the money. To maximise profit, discretion is imperative - so stealth technology has been adopted as a rule, rather than an exception. Researchers and attackers are engaged in a cat-and-mouse game, but who is coming out on top?



• E-gold execs plead guilty in money-laundering case (ZDNet UK)
  The principal director of online payment service E-gold faces 25 years in jail and a fine of $750,000, while two senior directors face lesser sentences

• Spyware - Spyware is a type of program that watches after what users do with their computer and then send this information to a hacker over the internet. Spyware can collect many different types of information about a user. More benign programs can attempt to track what types of websites a user visits and send this information to an advertisement agency. More malicious versions can try to record what a user types to try to intercept passwords or credit card numbers. Yet other versions simply launch popups with advertisements.

• Adware - Adware is software integrated into or bundled with a program. It is usually seen by the programmer as a way to recover programming development costs, and in some cases it may allow the program to be provided to the user free of charge or at a reduced price. The advertising income may allow or motivate the programmer to continue to write, maintain and upgrade the software product.

• Malware - Malware is software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system, without the owner's informed consent. The term is a portmanteau of "mal-" (or perhaps "malicious") and "software", and describes the intent of the creator, rather than any particular features. Malware is commonly taken to include computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware and adware. In law, malware is sometimes known as a computer contaminant.