Hacked PC Value
It’s not your bank information or credit card numbers hackers that take over your PC are interested. Those items are bonuses. The real use of a hacked, or zombie, PC is in the computing power the hacker can use. Things like:
- Illicit Web Hosting – You too can serve up porn
- Zombie Grunt Work – Help spread the virus love
- E-Mail/Webmail Attacks – Share the load of sending spam
- Account Credentials – Your MySpace, Facebook, Gmail …
- Virtual Goods – If the gamer has gold in them there games, well, make that had gold
Brian Krebs explains all of these in his excellent security article.
Posted on May 30th, 2009 under Computing, security • 
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