IBM press release: “IBM reported that virus-laden emails and criminal driven security attacks increased by 50 percent in the first half of 2005 – underscored by a significant rise in ‘customized’ attacks on the government, financial services, manufacturing and healthcare industries. This substantial increase, along with a decrease in less profitable threats, such as spam and simple computer viruses, indicates a growth in targeted attacks against specific organizations and industries — apparently created with the purpose of stealing critical data, identities or extorting money.”