slashdot post - keyboard snoopers are after your money etc.
Posted by Zonk on Friday November 18, @09:39AMfrom the not-a-friendly-neighborhood dept.JamesAlfaro writes "Hackers are likely to release more than 6000 keylogging programs this year--up 65 percent from the number in 2004--according to Reston, Virginia, security vendor iDefense." From the article: "Each variant could lead to anything from a few to several thousand infections, Ken Dunham, senior engineer at iDefense, said. Keylogger software typically tracks keystrokes on infected computers and is used to try to steal sensitive information such as user names and credit card data. The biggest problem with keyloggers, which silently relay data to attackers, is that they often go undetected, easily slipping past firewalls and antivirus software, iDefense, a division of VeriSign, said. " more...
tags: privacy, search, biometrics, security, computer virus
posted by dogs on trucks jr. @ 10:22 AM
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