What do they do with it? Apply for credit? Take out a loan? Even if they had someones bank account login information, is it really easy to drain an account? My bank certainly doesn't allow an online transfer to another account or location.
Also I know how botnets work, but where is the money in attacking business servers?
I am creating an infographic about the business of spyware/malware and am having a hell of a time finding reliable research on the net. I would love to be able to talk (email) with someone who knows about the scene/process. It would be totally off the record, OR I can include a link to your site in the post.For the record, I create some of the most popular infographics on the...
Whats the end game in stealing domain names and hacking sites. There has got to be a financial motivator somewhere in the chain.
Thanks for the info.
So you get your passwords stollen with a keylogger or some other malware. What does a hacker do with stolen passwords? Whats the end game? Where is the financial motive for the hacker?
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