Hackers have their own

Hackers have successfully developed their own encrypted instant messaging (IM) software to avoid the "curious" eyes of legal guardians.

The application called CarderIM is actually a very complicated tool and is often used by hackers to sell information such as a credit card number or a stolen email address. Now this tool has become a part of the underground economy.

It is confirmed by Andrew Moloney - Director of Financial Services Business of RSA - in a speech at the International Crime Conference held in London (UK) yesterday (March 28).

CarderIM is a clear proof for the attempt to cover up the dark behavior of hackers. Hackers have now begun to invest in developing their own tools.

CarderIM's logo is almost identical to the logo of the famous card payment organization MasterCard International. The name CarderIM comes from a hacker money laundering action called "carding". This is the act of turning the credit card information they steal into real money or goods.

There is no clear level of CarderIM's popularity among hackers. However, Mr. Moloney said this application seems to be relatively limited use. Performing a search on Google only detects a few links that are not relevant to the application. It is not easy to find a copy of CarderIM.

In his speech, Moloney also showed a screenshot of CarderIM advertisement. It seems that this application uses a server-wide encryption solution and does not allow any conversations to be recorded.

" Only hackers know what they are saying and hearing ."

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