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This post was written by Ted on June 14, 2007
FBI tries to fight zombie hordes
The FBI is contacting more than one million PC owners who have had their computers hijacked by cyber criminals.
The initiative is part of an ongoing project to thwart the use of hijacked home computers, or zombies, as launch platforms for hi-tech crimes.
The FBI has found networks of zombie computers being used to spread spam, steal IDs and attack websites.
The agency said the zombies or bots were “a growing threat to national security”.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6752853.stm
Posted under General
This post was written by Ted on June 14, 2007
