Security Threats Up Nearly 50 Percent In 2005

Iria · Dec 7, 2005, 12:38 AM

It's been a good year for cybercrooks, especially those with the foresight to have gotten in on the boomingTrojan horse business.

The number of new worms, viruses, and Trojan horses jumped 48 percent in 2005, a security company said Tuesday, as it detailed the year's security woes.

U.K.-based Sophos detected nearly 16,000 new threats from January to November, 2005, a major bump from the 10,724 during the same period in 2004. Every month in 2005 posted larger-than-last-year numbers, but November, which was marked by the debut of a strong Sober.z worm, outpaced all others. By Sophos' records, 1,940 new viruses, worms, Trojans, and spyware threats were spotted last month, its largest-ever monthly increase. If that pace were to continue, the next 12 months would see a whopping 23,000 threats.

Topping Sophos' top-10 chart was the long-running Zafi.d, a mass-mailed worm that made itself known almost a year ago: It accounted for 16.7 percent of all threats detected during the first 11 months of 2005. Netsky.p took second place, with 15.7 percent, while the new Sober.z came in at third, with six percent.
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Dec 7, 2005, 12:38 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 74	Security Threats Up Nearly 50 Percent In 2005 It's been a good year for cybercrooks, especially those with the foresight to have gotten in on the boomingTrojan horse business. The number of new worms, viruses, and Trojan horses jumped 48 percent in 2005, a security company said Tuesday, as it detailed the year's security woes. U.K.-based Sophos detected nearly 16,000 new threats from January to November, 2005, a major bump from the 10,724 during the same period in 2004. Every month in 2005 posted larger-than-last-year numbers, but November, which was marked by the debut of a strong Sober.z worm, outpaced all others. By Sophos' records, 1,940 new viruses, worms, Trojans, and spyware threats were spotted last month, its largest-ever monthly increase. If that pace were to continue, the next 12 months would see a whopping 23,000 threats. Topping Sophos' top-10 chart was the long-running Zafi.d, a mass-mailed worm that made itself known almost a year ago: It accounted for 16.7 percent of all threats detected during the first 11 months of 2005. Netsky.p took second place, with 15.7 percent, while the new Sober.z came in at third, with six percent. ____________ Read More / Source: TechWeb