Internet and pornography are closely linked. Beyond that adult content are the most popular, the network owes much of its progress, as the popularity of the videos, for example.
The large number of visitors it attracts pornography It was always a special attraction for cybercriminals, who rode steadily fraudulent sites. Hence, care should always ask users to visit porn sites.
But malware is hosted on all kinds of websites and as moved searches and interests of users, pirates expanded their weapons.
A study by security company G Data indicated that the percentage of malicious sites dedicated to technology and telecommunications (19.6%) or health (10.2%) is higher the pornographic, which only represent 5 percent.
The report finds sustenance to see the explosion in sales of mobile devices like cell phones and tablets, which allow the installation of applications to perform all kinds of tasks. Threats such equipment are growing at rates of over 100% from month to month for a single reason:. Users search for apps outside the official shops, in dangerous places
In addition, G Data He dismissed the idea of users on your computer does not have anything valuable to a cybercriminal.
Each computer is valuable in different ways. “They can be integrated into botnets and used as sprinklers spam or participate in attacks on other systems. In other cases, these devices can be used to undermine type Bitcoin virtual currency”, stressed the company.
Personal details and passwords are also of value to hackers because they can easily be sold on the black market or used internet to blackmail the owner.
The last report prepared by G Data malware indicates that threats They aimed to attack Windows systems increased significantly during the second half of 2014. Experts recorded 4,150,068 new malware, up 125% compared with the first half, leading to nearly six million new threats throughout the year, 77% more than in 2013.
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