Home and Home Office Security Report (HHOSR) - March
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Another topic covered in this HHOSR was threats to confidential information by malicious code. This section discussed the proportion of malicious code (viruses, worms, Trojans, etc.) that attempt to steal personal information (passwords, credit card numbers, banking information, etc.) from infected computers. During the second half of 2006, 66 percent of the top 50 malicious code threats reported to Symantec attempted to steal confidential information, up from 48 percent during the first half. This trend towards stealing personal information likely indicates that attackers are attempting to profit from their activities, which is a seen throughout the Internet Security Threat Report.
