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Over three million computers 0wned?
From: Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 19:09:10 -0400 (EDT)
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1141901 Trustcorps claims it has scientific and anecdotal resaerch supporting its conclusion that over three million computers are "owned" by malicious groups. On the other hand, Information Risk Management questioned how any one person could "own" hundreds of computers at any one time. And systems are often not "owned" by a single group, but exploited by multiple groups Like most statistics, the "truth" is probably a little harder to find, and a little bit scarier. The FBI estimates a car is stolen every 27 seconds somewhere in the US. In 2000, FBI Uniform Crime Report statistics showed that 1,165,559 cars were stolen; with an estimated value of $7.8 Billion. Police apprehend less than 15% of all auto thieves. Unfortunately this computer crime doesn't fit the FBI crime reporting statistics well. Vandalism of Property? Is the cracking of computers happening more or less often than car theft?
Current thread:
- Over three million computers 0wned? Sean Donelan (Jun 28)
- Re: Over three million computers 0wned? Rob Thomas (Jun 28)
- RE: Over three million computers 0wned? Marc (Jun 28)
- Re: Over three million computers 0wned? Etaoin Shrdlu (Jun 28)
- Re: Over three million computers 0wned? Valdis . Kletnieks (Jun 28)
- Re: Over three million computers 0wned? Sean Donelan (Jun 30)
- Re: Over three million computers 0wned? Adi Linden (Jun 30)
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- Re: Over three million computers 0wned? Jamie Reid (Jun 28)