Several weeks ago, I noted that McAfee released the 2006 Criminology in Europe and it would be released in the US at the beginning of 07.
However with the powers of the interweb, we can all be in Europe. Well Poland in this case. I love the comparison on Page 9.
McAfee, Inc. has released the findings of new research that reveals how organized crime is grooming a new generation of cybercriminals using tactics reminiscent of those employed by the KGB during the cold war.
McAfee Virtual Criminology Report 2006 (PDF) marks the second annual McAfee report into organized crime and the Internet. The study, which used input from Europe's leading high-tech crime units and the FBI, suggests that crime gangs are targeting top students from leading academic institutions in order to provide them with the skills they need to commit high-tech crime on a mass scale.
The study reveals how Internet savvy teens as young as 14 are being attracted into cybercrime by the celebrity status of high-tech criminals and the promise of monetary gain without the risks associated with traditional crime. The report also shows how cybercriminals are moving away from bedrooms and into public places such as Internet cafes and Wi-Fi enabled coffee shops.
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