Curious details of Internet crime

05.10.2008.

Some curious facts of crimes on the Internet: > The average money stolen by fraud on-line to each victim has increased since 5249 euros in 2003 until 6383 in 2006. > Spain ranked third in global fraud over the Internet. > The online fraud in the first four months of 2006 in Spain grew by 50% more than in 2005. Some curious facts of crimes on the Internet: > The average money stolen by fraud on-line to each victim has increased since 5249 euros in 2003 until 6383 in 2006. > Spain ranked third in global fraud over the Internet. > The online fraud in the first four months of 2006 in Spain grew by 50% more than in 2005. > During the month of May 2006 was a historic high around the world of attempted bank fraud over the Internet. > 70% of malware detected in the first quarter of 2006 was related to cybercrime (spyware, trojans, bots and backdoors). > 60% of WiFi networks lack protection. > In Spain, 75% of detected cases of Phishing in 2005 went to banks, 20% of firms online auctions and the exchange of money, and 5% to fake web pages for mobile refills. > The victims of identity theft employ 600 hours recovering from this crime, (paperwork, complaints, prosecutions.) After a period of years. Three years ago, the average was 175 hours, representing an increase of 2470%. These hours are equivalent to an income of about 16,000 € from potential losses or income generated (for loss of time). In this figure must be added so the author can get a steal. > Nearly 7 million people were victims of identity theft in 2003, This equates to 19,178 each day, or 13.3 per minute. > Identity theft is the largest increase in crime in recent years in the United States, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). > 70% of malware detected in the first quarter of 2006 was related to cybercrime (spyware, trojans, bots and backdoors). In the first quarter of 2006, Trojans represented 47% of total new malware detected, while the second has increased to 54% (Source PandaLabs). While the Trojans in 2004 accounted for 24.3% of total new malware detected in 2005 increased to 40.3%. The detection of new worms have declined markedly since 2004, in which represented 34.7% - until 2006, in which only reached 17.1%. This indicates that cyber-crime are focusing their efforts on those types of malware that provide economic benefits. > PandaLabs in 2005 recorded a significant increase in the number of new species of malware received more than 240%. In total, over 46,000 new threats, including viruses, worms, Trojans, bots and all kinds of malware, compared to just over 13,000 detected in all of 2004. Within the total figure, highlights the impact of the bots, who joined more than 10,000 new detections in 2005. By contrast, fell dramatically new species of viruses, and remained significant percentages in both worms and Trojans. > Bots have increased by 175% in 2005 over the previous year, having found more than 10,000 copies. Bots account for more than 20% of total new malware detected in 2005. > TruPrevent Technologies have detected more than 46,000 copies of unique and unknown malware since its launch in August 2004. > The estimated cost involved in Spam for an employee of a company, counting only the time it takes to watch, is at present more than 3,500 euros per worker per year. To this is added that 98% of fraud and security problems stems from an unwanted email. According to estimates by the consulting firm Ferris Research, spam was an overall cost of 50.000 billion dollars in 2005, of which 17,000 million were from U.S. companies only. > During the month of May 2006 was a historic high around the world of attempted bank fraud on the Internet, according to data from the Command Center Anti-RSA. A total of 157 brands suffered phishing attacks, six of whom were Spanish banks. > The financial institution has been attacked in 2005 the BBVA 55 attacks, followed by Bancaja 51, and Caja Madrid 50, and to more distance Banesto 22 attacks and Banco Popular 10, 11 and BSCH La Caixa with 7 attacks. Ebay with 20 attacks and Pay Pal with 6 heads the list of non-financial entities targeted by phishing. > It is estimated that between May 2004 and May 2005, approximately 1.2 million computer users in the United States made a loss because of phishing, which amount approximately 929 million U.S. dollars. > In December 2005 there were 15,244 different phishing attacks in the world. > Some criminals can make changes to your computer so that when signing in to online shopping, banking or you do not see the original page, but other than the imitates to perfection. If you enter your data on those pages will go directly into the hands of criminals who may use it the wrong way. Typically, the changes necessary for this attack are using Trojans, so the best defense is always having an updated antivirus. > Sometimes, the thieves get the information necessary to commit Phishers on the Internet by the theft of correspondence, telephone calls with false pretend to be employees of the electric company, for example, and even looking papers in the trash of potential victims . > According to the Research Group of Public Interest in California, in addition to the direct losses by an online scam or identity theft, the victims of these attacks are spending on average 175 hours investigating and following up the offense and 23 months correcting and controlling their credit reports. > If being a victim of online fraud should be contacted immediately with the companies issuing of the accounts or credit cards to be canceled involved and report the incident to the police. > Before you make purchases online is very desirable to review the agreement with the user and the privacy policy of the Web site, to find out how the company uses the information in your credit card and other personal data. > Most of the scams take place in forums and blogs from the Internet, and can have serious consequences, including emotional breakdowns or labor problems. > In 2004, the Federal Trade Commission of USA has received over 650,000 complaints about identity theft, but felt that there were nearly 10 million users affected by such crimes. > In 2005, vulnerabilities in programs have increased by 15%. The most important user skills are related to Windows (Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office and Outlook Express), media players and instant messaging. A level of network services, flaws in Windows and Cisco equipment. > The emotional impact to uncover a crime because of an identity theft is similar to what happens when a violent crime. If you find a case of fraud on-line, send your complaint by clicking here. Information sources: Panda Software - PandaLabs, Association of Internet users, Gartner, CERT, Anti-Phishing Working Group, CSO, FBI, Ferris Research, Association of Internet Users, RSA. Free content for your website or blog: http://www.yugler.com www.diariojuridico.com diariojuridico.com is the first free digital daily, which specializes in covering and analyzing the current legal Spanish. The contents are offered daily updated news on the Spanish legal juncture, interviews of interest and opinion articles from more than a hundred partners, specialists in different areas of law. 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