QOTD on Cybercrime Threat Landscape

The motivation for purveyors of malware used to be mostly about spite and the possibility of recognition. Now, it's about money. Botnets, zombie computers, phishing scams, spam, ID theft and corporate network intrusion all come together to form an often lucrative business model for criminally minded hackers. -- Jeff Debrosse, North American Research Director at ESET

Src: Technology News: Malware: Navigating the New Cybercrime Threatscape, Part 2