Symantec Estimates Cybercrime Economy At $276 Million - November 26, 2008 By Thomas Claburn InformationWeek November 24, 2008 "More than $276 million worth of cybercrime goods and services were advertised online between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008, according to Symantec. ... The $276 million figure is the amount the cybercriminals would get if they sold everything at advertised prices. [ ... ] "Symantec spotted 69,130 unique advertisers among some 44 million messages posted on underground economy servers. ... Forty-one percent were hosted in the United States and 13%, the second-largest percentage, were hosted in Romania." To read the full article, click on the Title Line, above. See Also: Symantec Report on the Underground Economy July 07–June 08 Symantec Corporatoin November 24, 2008 Executive Summary Symantec Report on the Underground Economy July 07–June 08 Symantec Corporation November 24, 2008 NOTE: The Symantec report and executive summary are in PDF format, and require Adobe Acrobat Reader to open, read, and print. For a free downloadable version of Acrobat Reader, go to Adobe.com.