The Limbo Trojan: Is There an App For That?

According to CNET, cyber criminals are now transitioning their malware and viruses to open source code, making the fraudulent programs more accessible to hackers. The cyber criminals’ new business model, so to speak, would allow hackers and virus developers to sell apps and add ons to the open source viruses, opening up a new market in the cyber fraud business.

The change to open source code allows fraudsters to benefit from the sale of more advanced versions of the viruses and opens up a whole new market for virus and trojan apps.

Uri Rivner, head of new technologies at RSA said, “It is a move to the same business model as that behind any open source project–to give away a basic version and sell more advanced versions, professional services or customizations.”