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Transition Seen from Hacker Posturing to Criminality Computer viruses used to be created for the chance to brag about the ability to break into a well-guarded system. A new Internet security survey indicates that computer attacks are increasingly being used to make money like stealing identities.

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Transition Seen from Hacker Posturing to Criminality

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Computer viruses used to be created for the chance to brag about the ability to break into a well-guarded system. A new Internet security survey indicates that computer attacks are increasingly being used to make money like stealing identities.