Practically speaking, the most effective way to secure a business from crimeware is from the inside out.

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Security firms said code to exploit the loopholes had been recently added to the popular Blackhole crimeware kit.

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It may also indicate that there is an emerging market for sensitive information and politically motivated attacks as crimeware networks seek to monetize such information and capabilities.

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