Experts Say Cybercrime Will Become More Sophisticated

London, England (AHN)-A new report from computer security company McAfee suggests that organized "cybercrime" gangs are recruiting IT students to join their illegal operations-and are even helping finance the would-be hackers.

The report, titled "Organized Crime and the Internet," also predicts that cybercrime will become more sophisticated in the coming years, as people become more and more aware of traditional e-mail and so-called "phishing" scams.

Dave Rand of Internet security firm Trend Micro, tells Reuters, "The attacks are becoming more sophisticated." Rand predicts hackers will be scouring social networking sites such as MySpace to gather specific information to commit more focused attacks on people's computers.

After McAfee released the new report on Friday, McAfee security analyst Greg Day said, "A growing number of IT students are being recruited by organized criminals. They see students struggling, and offer them what seems a good career path."

"Places like India and Russia produce a lot of IT students. These places where there are poorer economies lend themselves to this kind of career. Organized criminals are sponsoring the IT education of some students," he said.

Julie Farby - All Headline News Staff Writer

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