Millions Of Personal Computers Can Be Unknowing Accomplices In Major Cyber Crimes
Serry Winkler was startled by a knock on her Denver apartment door last year. Three uniformed police officers with a warrant - for her computer.More here.
Unbeknownst to Winkler, she had become both an unwitting accomplice and a victim to a crime, CBS News science and technology correspondent Daniel Sieberg reports.
“Your house has been broken into and you didn't even know it,” Winkler said.
A hacker, based in Russia, used the Internet to infiltrate Winkler’s computer and steal a credit card to make fraudulent purchases in her name.
posted by Fergie @ 11/29/2007 08:00:00 PM
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