Cyber cons, not vandals, now behind viruses-report
19th Sep 2005, 07:59 GMT
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Computer hackers seeking financial gain rather than thrills or notoriety are increasingly flooding the Internet with malicious software code, according to a semi-annual report issued on Sunday.
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