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[quote="Botnet Botmaster"]This WashingtonPost article describing the story of a "hacker" who uses his network of "botnet" PCs to make money by installing spyware/adware is a facinating read: [b]Invasion of the Computer Snatchers Hackers are hijacking thousands of PCs to spy on users, shake down online businesses, steal identities and send millions of pieces of spam. If you think your computer is safe, think again [/b] By Brian Krebs Sunday, February 19, 2006; Page W10 In the six hours between crashing into bed and rolling out of it, the 21-year-old hacker has broken into nearly 2,000 personal computers around the globe. He slept while software he wrote scoured the Internet for vulnerable computers and infected them with viruses that turned them into slaves. ... ([url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/14/AR2006021401342.html]more...[/url]) Enjoy. :wink:[/quote]
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<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="100%" class="forumline"> <tr> <th class="thCornerL" width="22%" height="26">Author</th> <th class="thCornerR">Message</th> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Botnet Botmaster</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sat, Feb 18 2006, 8:51 pm EST<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Invasion of the Computer Snatchers</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">This WashingtonPost article describing the story of a "hacker" who uses his network of "botnet" PCs to make money by installing spyware/adware is a facinating read: <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold">Invasion of the Computer Snatchers <br />Hackers are hijacking thousands of PCs to spy on users, shake down online businesses, steal identities and send millions of pieces of spam. If you think your computer is safe, think again <br /></span> <br />By Brian Krebs <br />Sunday, February 19, 2006; Page W10 <br /> <br />In the six hours between crashing into bed and rolling out of it, the 21-year-old hacker has broken into nearly 2,000 personal computers around the globe. He slept while software he wrote scoured the Internet for vulnerable computers and infected them with viruses that turned them into slaves. <br />... <br /> <br />(<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/14/AR2006021401342.html" target="_blank" class="postlink">more...</a>) <br /> <br />Enjoy. <img src="images/smiles/icon_wink.gif" alt="Wink" border="0" /></span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> </table>
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