Zombie Computers Decried As Imminent National Threat

Author: Zub
Filed under: Information Security
Date: Apr 13,2008

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I was on Digg today and I came across this article which I think is a good read especially for those who don’t know much about computer security and how attacks could be coordinated from anyone’s computer, even yours. The most common way of doing this is by “hijacking” your computer and turn it into a zombie computer, one of the many others that will form a network to attack a system.

Here is what the description said:
“Across the world, thousands of home computers have been conscripted into zombie computer gangs that cyber criminals use to spam, attack and defraud others on the net, causing considerable consternation to law enforcement and security professionals alike, who count the so-called botnets as the most vexing net threat today.”