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That's right 'everyone' is vulnerable but
``2005 has seen several high-profile instances of businesses being hit by cybercrime. In March, it emerged that police had foiled an attempt to steal 220 million pounds ($387 million) from Sumitomo Mitsui Bank using keystroke loggers.''

Great. And HOW did this s/w got installed on these PCs? Did they visit some 'strange' site?


``The top 10 viruses detected by Sophos so far this year all took advantage of flaws in Microsoft products, as virus writers target what Sophos calls "the great unwashed public."''

But otherwise 'everyone' is vulnerable independent of platform...

``But attacks directed at specific organisations could also take advantage of problems in other software, Cluley said.

"We're also seeing vulnerabilities in Linux, Unix and Mac software too. No one's perfect," he said. ''

Mr. Cluley give us SOME CLUE WHY the TOP TEN top 10 viruses were found at the windWoes platform?

Overwhelmingly the mickey-mouse OS is hit and compromised left and right (truthful to its trashworthy computing initiative efforts) but, watchout everyone is vulnerable....

Anyone has any info on a wholesale compromise of a NON-MS platform with at a comparable scale ?

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With MS buying Claria,  bjbrock | 07/05/05
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It's not criminals-- it's Linux trolls!  neul | 07/05/05
???  Linux User 147560 | 07/05/05
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The problem?  Linux User 147560 | 07/05/05
Okay  NonZealot | 07/06/05
RE: Okay  Linux User 147560 | 07/06/05
RE: ok  linuxoverwindows | 07/06/05
re: Linux User  NonZealot | 07/06/05
RE: re: Linux User  Linux User 147560 | 07/06/05
yeah...  linuxoverwindows | 07/06/05
Oh dear, *MORE* SuSE trouble?  whisperycat | 07/06/05
you can run windows based...  linuxoverwindows | 07/06/05
A Mike Cox you ain't ... (NT)  George Jay | 07/05/05
dam fonts...  linuxoverwindows | 07/06/05
Specialized malware  Anton Philidor | 07/05/05
And thats the point  Richard Flude | 07/05/05
Richard  Linux User 147560 | 07/05/05
Life's givens.  Anton Philidor | 07/05/05
Using your metaphor  Linux User 147560 | 07/05/05
Another of 'life's givens'  JusPassinThrough | 07/05/05
Managing change  Richard Flude | 07/05/05
Paid people are also very talented  osreinstall | 07/06/05
RE: Paid people are also very talented  Linux User 147560 | 07/06/05
Reality Check  osreinstall | 07/06/05
"well documented"  Anton Philidor | 07/05/05
Thing you fail to realize  Linux User 147560 | 07/05/05
And yet...  Richard Flude | 07/05/05
"HINT" at ????  realitycheck101 | 07/05/05
7,944 pieces of malware and growing.  michael_t | 07/05/05
That's right 'everyone' is vulnerable but  michael_t | 07/05/05
Mactard  Support Slug | 07/05/05
Always one in the crowd  JusPassinThrough | 07/05/05
Hey Einstein: explain to me why  michael_t | 07/05/05
Just answer me one simple question  NonZealot | 07/06/05

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