Watch Out for This Sexy Facebook Worm!
Facebook’s pretty fast when it comes to plugging security holes. To be safe however, watch out for this worm spreading through the site. Details here.
Thanks to Ade for the tip!
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Source: Technograph
a brief history of worms
my last post about DTI’s website being hacked prompted me to do some research on internet viruses and worms.
according to snowplow.org, the term “worm” originated from a science fiction story called “The Shockwave Rider” written by John Brunner in 1975. the story is about a totalitarian government that controls its citizens through a powerful computer network. a freedom fighter infests this network with a program called a “tapeworm” forcing the government to shut down the network, thereby destroy its base of power.
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