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BBC team exposes cyber crime risk
Mar 12, 2009, 16 :31 UTC (3 Talkback[s]) (4498 reads)

"The technology programme Click has demonstrated just how at risk PCs are of being taken over by hackers.

"Almost 22,000 computers made up Click's network of hijacked machines, which has now been disabled.

"The BBC has now warned users that their PCs are infected, and advised them on how to make their systems more secure."

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Yes, I read through the story on BBC and ...   Yeah, no mention that botnets are Windows based   
George George
Mar 12, 2009, 18:31:03
 
Greg Day from security firm McAfee expla ...   What no script kiddies?   
Donald A. Sime
Mar 12, 2009, 23:21:06
 
BBC told me:  Please turn on JavaScript. ...   Please turn on JavaScript   
blackhole
Mar 13, 2009, 10:10:56
 
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