Malware Can Download Child Porn To Your Computer2muchcoffeeman
writes "The Associated Press tells the story of Michael Fiola, a former
Massachusetts government employee who was arrested in 2007 after child
porn was found on his state-issued laptop computer. He was eventually
cleared of all charges after some digging by the defense found that the
laptop was infected with malware that was 'programmed to visit as many
as 40 child porn sites per minute — an inhuman feat. While Fiola and
his wife were out to dinner one night, someone logged on to the
computer and porn flowed in for an hour and a half. Prosecutors
performed another test and confirmed the defense findings. The charge
was dropped — 11 months after it was filed.' The article also discusses
the technical aspects of how it could happen and about similar cases in
the United Kingdom in 2003." |
For goodness sake, run that Mallware program you hate so much. Really bad people might want to use your computer to propagate child porn. How evil is that?!?
I've warned people to lock their wireless routers because someone might use their connection without their knowledge. Some say "What do I care? I have an unlimited connection."
"What if they download child porn on your nickel?" was my retort.
Which would invariable be followed by "How do I lock that thing again?"
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