ShyWriter Posted February 9, 2013 ID:645125 Share Posted February 9, 2013 .Children turning into malicious code developersPosted on 08.02.2013In a world filled with laptops, tablets and smartphones, today’s children become digitally fluent far earlier than previous generations.Now, AVG has found evidence that pre-teens are writing malware designed to steal login details from online gamers, both young and old.While stealing someone’s game logins may at first seem a minor problem, online gaming accounts are often connected to credit card details to enable in-game purchases, and may also have virtual currency attached to them amounting to hundreds of dollars.Furthermore, many gamers unfortunately use the same login details for social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, potentially putting the victim at risk of cyber-bullying, in addition to identity theft and major inconvenience.“We have now seen a number of examples of very young individuals writing malware, including an 11-year-old from Canada,” said Yuval Ben-Itzhak, CTO at AVG Technologies. “The code usually takes the form of a basic Trojan written using the .NET framework, which is easy to learn for beginners and simple to deploy via a link in an email or posted on a social media page.”“We believe these junior programmers are motivated mainly by the thrill of outwitting their peers, rather than financial gain, but it is nevertheless a disturbing and increasing trend. It is also logical to assume that at least some of those responsible will be tempted to experiment with much more serious cyber-crimes.” (Find more information on page 19 of the report).The Q4 Threat Report also highlights the dramatic and ongoing increase in mobile malware, particularly of code designed to target Google’s hugely popular Android operating system. (More...)Read the rest at: http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=2406 Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted February 9, 2013 Root Admin ID:645129 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Sounds more like media hype to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWB Posted February 9, 2013 ID:645273 Share Posted February 9, 2013 man , i can remember when kids snitched apples from the neighbor's tree ... or swiped hubcaps .at least those activities required genuine personal involvement and presence ...it also demanded putting out actual physical effort . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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