McAfee: types and amount of cyberthreats at the end of last year

According to the report, the attackers changed the scope and improved types used by the malware.

McAfee has submitted a report on threats "Threats Report: Fourth Quarter 2012", in which the experts noted a change in behavior in the choice of cyber criminals and malware.

According to the report, the attackers stopped to focus their attention on the financial sector, as it was previously. Now, hackers try to penetrate other areas of economic activity of victims, using new techniques and tools bypass security.

In addition, hackers have expanded the scope of their activities, are increasingly attacking the public authorities of different countries.

France and Israel as sources of cyberthreats

The USA considers France and Israel as sources of cyberthreats

U.S. intelligence agencies believe France and Israel among the main sources of industrial cyber-espionage, along with China and Russia, the Washington Post reported, citing data from the National razvedsvodki (National Intelligence Estimate).

United States has repeatedly called China and Russia main cyberthreats. Back in November 2011 the Office of National Intelligence to report to the U.S. Congress reported that hackers from the two countries most actively trying to penetrate through the Internet to a secure server, which stores the economic and defense information. China has repeatedly denied any involvement in "to any form of action in cyberspace" and claim American cyber activity on the Chinese Internet.

In the new document, which is prepared for the U.S. administration National Intelligence Council, the main threat to U.S. business again called Chinese hackers. According to intelligence, the Chinese are looking to U.S. computer systems information on energy, finance, information technology, as well as interest in the aerospace and automotive domains.