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Botnets Beat Spartan Laser on Halo 3
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Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 00:56:10 -0600 (CST)
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/02/botnets-beat-sp.html By Kevin Poulsen Threat Level Wired.com February 04, 2009 What's the most powerful weapon you can wield when playing Halo 3 online? I know. You can control the entire map with a battle rifle and a couple of sticky grenades. But that teeny-bopper you just pwned has you beat with the tiny botnet he leased with his allowance money. That's because Xbox Live gamers are increasingly turning to easy-to-use botnet software with names like "Bio Zombie Booter" to exact lingering revenge on their online foes, reports Christopher Boyd at SpyWareGuide.com. Several programs available online, accompanied by YouTube tutorials, make it easy to sniff out your opponent's IP address, then aim a few dozen zombie machines at him in a distributed denial-of-service attack. [...] _______________________________________________ Best Selling Security Books & More! http://www.shopinfosecnews.org/
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