Tuesday, June 21, 2011

ISU - FBI Busts International 'Scareware' Rings

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2387467,00.asp

1. I think that the FBI definately feel like this a big issue now a days because hackers and scammers are everywhere, they probably feel very threatened and haveto go down to serious investigation and find the roots of this new and updated scammers. I think they feel under pressure by alot of other businesses because there is so much money being lost.

2. If this news event was happening in my community I would also feel very threatened because I know that my community would be under crises because everyone would be losing a great amount of money and the worst part is is that it can be anybody and no business or individual will have any idea whatsoever.

3. Some general concerns I have are that the worst part about is that it can attack any type of business and they could be the most normal looking people. You can loose your business, and the money you have earned and depending on how much money was lost, because they have all your private information and everything.

4. Some effects that could affect me directly is that I would be paying for this antivirus software and not even realize it and loose so much money, and indirectly would be that this would affect the economy and not help businesses in anyway therefore we loose more money as consumers.

5. I think that big businesses could also be affected by hackers and "malvertisers" like those because they make it so believable and you would have no idea this would be happening.

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