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Hacking kits, enabling criminals to break into personal email and bank accounts, are being sold on eBay, online security experts have warned.
Anyone wanting to obtain private information from a computer can buy the spying software for as little as £10.
The warning, from PC Tools, suppliers of computer security products, follows a report that internet crime has become a major commercial activity worth billions of pounds.
Launched in Britain in 1999, eBay is the most visited commercial site in the UK. Some 15?million people have registered with the online auction house, buying and selling everything from soap to Honda motorbikes.
But PC Tools has discovered that users can also buy DVDs loaded with hacking programmes. These include trojans, a type of virus that lets hackers obtain passwords by logging keystrokes.
The virus is presented to its receiver as an apparent gift, often an email which masquerades as an image or joke.
Mike Greene, the vice-president of product strategy at PC Tools, urged people to watch for fake emails in inboxes.
"Everyone is quick to point the finger at China and Russia when it comes to websites selling spyware and hacking kits but what about eBay?
"There are regular sellers purchasing hacking kits that include spyware and tell you how and where to use them," he said.
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By Nicole Martin,24Sept,2007
Last update : 14-10-2007 12:00
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