Trends in cybercrime: The Dark Side of the Internet

Abstract

It is part of the daily routine: You enter your office, turn on the computer, and click on the e-mail icon. This time you see three suspicious looking messages —two with attachments. One has an unfamiliar domain name and tells you to “PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT,” the second is filled with digital gibberish, and the third appears to be from your brokerage company with a subject line that reads “Important Security Update.”