Is There a Spy in Your Computer?
You may have inadvertently invited a spy into your computer. The spy is known by a few names "spyware, adware, trojans". Whatever it's called, what it does, once it's in your computer, is start taking statistical information as you travel the Internet. It may also send you pop-up ads and slow down your computer. Wired.com mentioned it "could even collect your credit card information". According to "OptOut", one spyware program attacks your e-mail signature file.
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Date: 2002-12-19
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Network Forensics
During the Gulf War, computer hackers in Europe broke into a UNIX computer aboard a warship in the Persian Gulf. The hackers thought they were being tremendously clever -- and they were -- but they were also being watched.
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Date: 2002-12-04
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