Symantec takes cybercrime snapshot with 'Underground Economy' report

The “Underground Economy” report contains a snapshot of online criminal activity observed from July 2007 to June 2008 by a Symantec team monitoring activities in Internet Relay Chat (IRC) and Web-based forums where stolen goods are advertised. Symantec estimates the total value of the goods advertised on what it calls "underground servers" was about $276 million, with credit-card information accounting for 59% of the total.