<p>Cyber criminals are increasingly making use of “toolkits” - developed to methodically infect personal computers - so that illegally obtained information can be bought and sold. <br />Criminal servers were typically hosted in Ukraine - where more than a quarter were found - the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan, reports The Telegraph. <br /><br />Around nine million hacking cases were recorded in the Russian Federation, out of which 10.3 percent were successful. <br /><br />The US and Britain attracted approximately half a million attacks each, which met with a similar level of success. <br /><br />In a survey by security firm AVG, 165 internet domains were found to have attacked 12 million visitors over the course of two months. More than 1.2 million computers were subsequently infected. <br /><br />The research looked at criminals using the so called “Eleonore toolkit”, which aims to use malware contained on specially created websites, to steal information such as credit card details, e-mails and insurance numbers. <br />The software targets known vulnerabilities, primarily in older versions of Microsoft's web browser. <br /><br />Internet Explorer 6 alone accounted for one-third of all infections. Apple Browser Safari proved the most resistant to Eleonore attacks, allowing just 2.78 percent of machines using it to be infected. <br /><br />Adobe Acrobat and Sun Javascript also accounted for a significant number of infections. <br />AVG encouraged users to ensure they were using security software to protect their computers.</p>
<p>Cyber criminals are increasingly making use of “toolkits” - developed to methodically infect personal computers - so that illegally obtained information can be bought and sold. <br />Criminal servers were typically hosted in Ukraine - where more than a quarter were found - the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan, reports The Telegraph. <br /><br />Around nine million hacking cases were recorded in the Russian Federation, out of which 10.3 percent were successful. <br /><br />The US and Britain attracted approximately half a million attacks each, which met with a similar level of success. <br /><br />In a survey by security firm AVG, 165 internet domains were found to have attacked 12 million visitors over the course of two months. More than 1.2 million computers were subsequently infected. <br /><br />The research looked at criminals using the so called “Eleonore toolkit”, which aims to use malware contained on specially created websites, to steal information such as credit card details, e-mails and insurance numbers. <br />The software targets known vulnerabilities, primarily in older versions of Microsoft's web browser. <br /><br />Internet Explorer 6 alone accounted for one-third of all infections. Apple Browser Safari proved the most resistant to Eleonore attacks, allowing just 2.78 percent of machines using it to be infected. <br /><br />Adobe Acrobat and Sun Javascript also accounted for a significant number of infections. <br />AVG encouraged users to ensure they were using security software to protect their computers.</p>