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Source code for the Carberp banking malware kit is leaked online

2 pointsby bjonathanalmost 12 years ago

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bediger4000almost 12 years ago
From the article: <i>And, as a result of this leak, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see the malware split into numerous different strains, as rival hacking gangs adapt the code for their own malicious ends.</i><p>This is the same &quot;fragmentation&quot; argument often made about Android or Linux or indeed, any open source software.<p>Has anyone ever checked that this prediction (for malware) ever comes true? I&#x27;m just a little bit skeptical of such a sweeping, unsupported argument that also keeps source code hidden from the people affected by it.