The Sasser worm mainly targets computers running on Microsoft OS and exploits a vulnerable network port. This was mainly used in Microsoft XP operating systems. This worm could download a patch from Microsoft and infect the system.
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The cost of hacking is increasing (FBI and McAfee): The FBI revealed that although they considered the cost of cybercrime to be around $3.5 billion for the US in 2019, the actual toll could be a lot higher because many exploits and attacks go unnoticed. Even without a clear view of unreported crimes, the cost of cybercrime is increasing significantly every year. McAfee found the costs of an attack are increasing, but that the costs of manageing an event before and after an attack are higher now too.