Re: CyberInsecurity: The cost of Monopoly

[Feher Tamas <etomcat () freemail hu>]

> keep in mind that the dangers of using software or
> PCs' are mostly those of wasting time, financial loss,
> identity theft, but not injury or death.

Well, I disagree.

A person who loses an entire life's savings due to Internet identity 
theft may end up hanging or shooting self.

Worms, that forwared document files in e-mail infected computer, have 
already disclosed people's private medical / sex data to the public. You 
could lose your job or school seat, if others find out you have Hepatitis-
C or HIV. Your life could be ruined.

Some people got killed during the big US blackout, which lasted almost 
a day, instead of 15 minutes, because SCADA systems were blocked by 
MSBlaster/LovSan traffic.

An innocent person, whose trojanized computer is hijacked by muslim 
armed resistance for secret communication, may easily find him/herself 
in a pit in Guantanamo for a few months at least, until he/she is 
cleared. Not exactly healthy.

Regards, Tama Feher.


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