Cybercriminals have begun to infiltrate corporate tech systems as never before. Data thieves are harvesting as much corporate data as they can, in anticipation of rising demand. Credit card account numbers that once fetched $100 or more, for instance, can be had for $10 or less. One recent solicitation came from a buyer offering $50 each for e-mail addresses for top executives at U.S. corporations. The goal: harvest wide swaths of data, with no specific buyer yet in mind.”]
Source: https://taosecurity.blogspot.com/2008/11/intellectual-property-develop-or-steal.html