Virtual Money Market robbed Rp 97 Million Every Day

Jakarta - The types of cyber attacks is growing every year. Now, malicious programs that attack the virtual currency market is touted as the most dangerous threat in the early 2013's.

The threats disclosed by FortiGuard Labs research team that conducted research internally. Bitcoin botnet that ZeroAccess is the number one threat in the first quarter of 2013.

Bitcoin itself is a universal virtual currency that can be used for real transactions of goods and services online. Not a few of the inhabitants of the virtual world that use the virtual money.

"We have seen the ZeroAccess botnet owners to manage and expand the number of her boots. During the period of 90 days, the owner of ZeroAccess has sent 20 software update to their successful host infection," said Richard Henderson, an expert on security strategy and threat in FortiGuard Labs researchers belonging Fortinet.

ZeroAccess botnet is often used by manufacturers to make a profit with the mode of click fraud. The program is then assigned to infiltrate the Bitcoin market to undermine the value of the currency.

The value of any currency used centralized digital actors based on open source continues to increase, the amount of money generated by ZeroAccess also reach millions of dollars and even more.

Besides ZeroAccess bots Fortinet claims there are also intended to make a profit from Bitcoin market. This malicious program appears on the attack on Mt. Gox, the world's largest Bitcoin exchange.

"In line with the popularity and value of Bitcoin is increased, we can see other botnet owners attempted to use their botnet to the same mode or to destabilize the Bitcoin market," said Henderson, in a statement received detikINET, Monday (04/29/2013).

ZeroAccess makers are believed to gain considerable benefits from the Bitcoin market. Even according to Fortinet number could reach Rp 97 million per day just from false advertising alone.

source : DetikNet.Com