Full Article:
http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-5108...l?tag=nefd_pop

Excerpt:
Late in July, an e-mail that hit employee in-boxes at a British credit
card and finance company carried a secret payload--"spyware" capable of
recording confidential corporate data and sending it over the Net.

Labeled "Wedding Invitation," the e-mail looked at first like spam or an
ordinary worm. But consultants at security company Clearswift now believe
that the e-mail was part of a targeted attack on the victim company aimed
at extracting specific information--a nightmare scenario in the corporate
security world.

Clearswift says the incident highlights a dangerous new trend in computer
breaches, where spyware applications increasingly play a starring role.
Relatively benign attacks intended to win attention by disrupting
networks are being eclipsed by sophisticated attempts to steal passwords
and other confidential information that can be used to deliver cash.

"The good old days of script kiddies and geeks are well gone," said Pete
Simpson, manager of Clearswift's ThreatLab division. "These are criminal
gangs, and the motive is clearly profit."