GLENDALE, Calif. – A two-year, on-site study by Panda Security found that many of the computers used to send remittances back to immigrants' home countries were found to be wide open to cyberattacks, the company said.
The international IT security provider said in a new report that it was given access to study computers over a two-year period at more than 300 locations in the Los Angeles and Las Vegas areas.
It found that about 80% of the computers at the studied sites were used for remittances and that at least 30% of the 1,500 computers directly observed had outdated antivirus software and that 60% were actively infected.
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Most of the computers were standard commercial computers and typically had outdated anti-virus trial software installed, Panda Security said.
In response, the company is offering assistance from its Panda Security Critical Situation Line at http://us.pandasecurity.com/criticalalert/.
It also said that businesses can scan and disinfect their PCs for free at http://www.pandasecurity.com/activescan/index/?track=89124.
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