Cyber Crime Booms in 2004"> Cyber Crime Booms in 2004

The last 12 months have seen a dramatic growth in almost every security threat that plague Windows PCs. The count of known viruses broke the 100,000 barrier and the number of new viruses grew by more than 50%.

That doesn’t include phishing trips and bot nets. And, says the BBC, these are not the work of boy hackers. This is organized crime. (Of course! Who do you think hired the boy hackers?)