The world of cybercrime is getting more specialized as an eco-sphere of helpers in running botnet operations has developed, according to a security researcher. Cybercrime report: “Before, the botnet operators did everything themselves. But now, instead of a single group laboring on all the technical elements to run a well-oiled spam and malware botnet of compromised computers, there’s a lot of third-party technical assistance. And it’s all paying pretty well, other than low end jobs like “CAPTCHA breaking” which are advertised to pay individuals $1 per 1,000 CAPTCHAs.”]