Forwarded from: security curmudgeon <jericho (at) attrition.org> : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/7932816.stm : : Software used to control thousands of home computers has been acquired : online by the BBC as part of an investigation into global cyber crime. : : 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. : : [...] The BBC hacked into 22,000 computers as part of an investigation into cybercrime but the move quickly backfired, with legal experts claiming the broadcaster broke the law and security gurus saying the experiment went too far. http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/security/bbc-cybercrime-probe-backfires/2009/03/13/1236447465056.html _______________________________________________ Best Selling Security Books and More! http://www.shopinfosecnews.org/Received on Mon Mar 16 2009 - 01:15:25 PDT
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