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While controversy and allegations swirl around Julian Assange and Wikileaks, virtual warriors either siding with Wikileaks or opposing it are squaring off with their armies of infected computers around the world. They wage war against targets they’ve identified as possessing a conflicting philosophy from their own. Some people call such actions hactivism — using hacking tactics to push forward a particular agenda. Others just call it cyberwar.
This article outlines a very sophisticated spam scam that probably would have ensnared me if I were in the author’s shoes: The ‘With tears in my eyes’ e-mail The author receives an email from “an old and treasured friend.” I was startled by the first words of his note: “I’m writing this with tears in [...]
Come join us at 1:00 p.m. Eastern today to see if Chris and I have recovered from the psychological damage we endured while covering the Apple iPad announcement last week. Today we’ll be talking about some mysterious botnet activity, rumored products from Microsoft and an obligatory segment on the aforementioned iPad. Plus you don’t want to miss our special effects extravaganza known as the Tweet of the Week!
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