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October 18th, 2007, 07:43 PM
-{ Quote: "The paper, "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Internet Miscreants," measures and analyzes the Internet's black market for information. It is based on 7 months of observation, from January to August 2006, during which 2.4 Gbytes of Internet Relay Chat (IRC) data was logged. IRC is one of the main communication channels of cyber criminals who participate in credit card fraud, identity theft, spamming, and phishing." }-Article (http://www.informationweek.com/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=202404395)