NEW YORK (AP) — While Target's massive data breach last year caused consumers to panic and drew attention to Internet crime, a new study finds that breaches on retailer payment systems are less common than other kinds of attacks. More than twice as many of last year's Internet data breaches resulted from various small online acts, such people clicking on malicious Web links and choosing easy-to-guess passwords, according to a worldwide report from Verizon. The report, considered to be one of the top annual looks at Internet-related crime, includes information from 50 organizations ranging from law enforcement to security companies. [...] while such large-scale attacks grab headlines, the number of breaches of payment systems has fallen in recent years. According to the report, 65 percent of Web application attacks last year either stemmed from political motivations or were the acts of thrill seekers, while 33 percent were financially motivated.
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By BREE FOWLER, AP Technology Writer, Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Business
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