Spyware scams ‘to become leading crimes’
Supt Jerome Hardenberg, of Western Cape’s commercial branch of the SAPS, said two cases of this sophisticated scam had already been uncovered where WIN-SPY software was downloaded on public computers at Internet cafes, and activated when specific information that could be used to commit fraud was monitored. Hardenberg said the software installed on computers could log all the details and work processed on the specific computer, says Business Day. Hardenberg said ‘soft spots’ where the new type of cybercrime could be committed included Internet cafes, airports and any other places where the public had access to computers.