Here's an example of how malware is distributed globally - usually via email. This is the latest one reported on the hoax slayer site. This is also a handy site to visit to check the latest online scam or hoax
A phisher from Nigeria was discovered to be responsible for creating 1,100 phishing sites over 15 months. By studying the guy's online activity, it was obvious that he treated it like a 9-5 job. It is estimated that he earns $4 million a year with this scam!
Spanish authorities who dismantled a network of up to 12.7 million virus-infected, data-stealing computers said Wednesday the mastermind of the scam remains a mystery, even though three alleged ringleaders have been arrested.
The "botnet" of infected computers included PCs inside more than half of the Fortune 1,000 companies and more than 40 major banks, police said.
But the people in custody did not design the malicious software behind the grid; rather they just bought it on the black market,