VOA标准英语2010年-bal Computer Security Firm: E-Mail Att

Global computer security firm Symantec Hosted Services said the number of e-mail attacks ahead of this week's meeting of the leaders of the Group of 20 major economic powers in Seoul, South Korea, has increased.
Symantec Hosted Services warns that criminals are looking to exploit the G-20 summit and said that during the past month, the number of e-mail attacks using the global gathering¹ to try to get at unsuspecting targets has tripled.
Martin Lee, a senior software engineer at the computer security firm, said attackers are preying² on those in the government and business sectors³, who are trying to keep up with what is happening at the summit.
"The idea being is to try and catch the target unawares or just to peek⁴ their interest, so that they'll think, 'Oh, hang on, what is this? Why I am getting this special e-mail? Perhaps there is something in here which is really interesting, which I could use to my advantage for my career or for my business,'" said Lee.
Lee says that in the run up to this seek's G-20 summit, attackers have used e-mails with malicious⁵ attachments⁷ such as one from a phony journalist with subject lines that read: "North Korea may attempt to disrupt G-20 Summit: Seoul Warns."Lee said one e-mail attack focuses on the latest information about the summit; another promises an e-mail attachment⁶ containing a contact list for summit participants. "And it's that, that the attackers are trying to do. Just raise the interest level of their intended victims, so that they will bite the hook, click on the link, install that malware even though it looks like a totally innocuous document. And at that moment - bang - the attacker has got control of their computer." Lee says that although the number of attacks is relatively⁸ small - about six a day, compared to mass attacks that occur in the hundreds of thousands each day - these targeted attacks are made by what he calls "master craftsmen⁹" who target high-value victims.
"So they can get high-value information on the computers that they infect and get it back home. What they do afterwards with the information, we don't really know. But with the amount of time and the amount of effort and skill in this, it has got to be worth a lot of money to somebody."Lee adds that attackers have gone to great lengths to make their e-mails look real. He said attackers have hacked¹⁰ into legitimate¹¹ e-mail servers and the web sites of organizations to make their messages look legitimate. Symantec Hosted Services said that during the past five years, total high-value targeted attacks have increased significantly from one or two attacks per week to nearly 80 per day.
In the run up to the G-20 meeting, the South Korean government raised its alert level for cyber attacks as a precautionary security measure. It also has expressed interest in getting cyber security on the agenda of the meeting.

1 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

2 preying   

v.掠食( prey的现在分词 )；掠食；折磨；（人）靠欺诈为生

参考例句：

• This problem has been preying on my mind all day. 这个问题让我伤了整整一天脑筋。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• For a while he let his eyes idly follow the preying bird. 他自己的眼睛随着寻食的鸟毫无目的地看了一会儿。 来自辞典例句

3 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 peek   

vi.偷看，窥视；n.偷偷的一看，一瞥

参考例句：

• Larry takes a peek out of the window.赖瑞往窗外偷看了一下。
• Cover your eyes and don't peek.捂上眼睛，别偷看。

5 malicious   

adj.有恶意的，心怀恶意的

参考例句：

• You ought to kick back at such malicious slander. 你应当反击这种恶毒的污蔑。
• Their talk was slightly malicious.他们的谈话有点儿心怀不轨。

6 attachment   

n.附属物，附件；依恋；依附

参考例句：

• She has a great attachment to her sister.她十分依恋她的姐姐。
• She's on attachment to the Ministry of Defense.她现在隶属于国防部。

7 attachments   

n.（用电子邮件发送的）附件( attachment的名词复数 )；附着；连接；附属物

参考例句：

• The vacuum cleaner has four different attachments. 吸尘器有四个不同的附件。
• It's an electric drill with a range of different attachments. 这是一个带有各种配件的电钻。

8 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

9 craftsmen   

n. 技工

参考例句：

• rugs handmade by local craftsmen 由当地工艺师手工制作的小地毯
• The craftsmen have ensured faithful reproduction of the original painting. 工匠保证要复制一幅最接近原作的画。

10 hacked   

生气

参考例句：

• I hacked the dead branches off. 我把枯树枝砍掉了。
• I'm really hacked off. 我真是很恼火。

11 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。