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al Qaeda Hacks XP?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the conspiracy-theories-and-bears-oh-my dept.

acaird writes "According to this article at Newbytes, members of al Qaeda may have worked for Microsoft and planted "trojans, trapdoors, and bugs in Windows XP"." This stuff screams of hoax to me, but it is showing up on the Washington Post.

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  1. Spelling!!!!!!!!!! by Luke · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You's think that with all the headlines you could spell their organization's name correctly!

  2. first post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    first post!

  3. you sure this isn't from the *NY* Post? by Frothy+Walrus · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    c'mon, this is such a pile of bullshit it's ridiculous.

    Microsoft spokesman Jim Desler said Afroze's claims about the company were "bizarre and unsubstantiated and should be treated skeptically."

    for once, we can all agree with a Microsoft spokesman.

  4. The Unforseen Consequence of Foreign Workers by Bud+Dwyer · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I hope this event will be enough to make the greedy corporations reconsider their use of foreign workers. When corporations like Microsoft import cheap labor from places like India, where Islamic Fundementalism is rampant, it's only a matter of time before they compromise security.

    Congress should be ahsamed of themselves for increasing the number of green cards for tech workers last year. If it weren't bad enough that thousands of American tech workers are out of jobs, Microsoft and others are hiring not just foreigners, but Muslims! I can't believe nobody saw this coming. This basically undoes all the positives in Microsoft security. I have to ask you, Redmond. Was it worth it? Was saving a little bit on labor costs worth hiring foreign terrorists over good, decent Americans.

    As a business owner, I can heartily state that I've never hired foreigners; this event only hardens my resolve to never do so in the future. I encourage other business owners to take the pledge, and only hire Americans.

  5. Doesn't surprise me at all by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Anything to get you motherfucking slashdorks
    up in arms. Go ahead, believe in the nonsense
    that get posted here.

    Idiots.

    Linux & Slashdot suck ass.

    Taco, you are a dweeb for posting such rubbish.

    Oh, while we're at it, lets be objective -if thats
    possible in the hot bed of trolls and spotty
    nerd/dorks - and have a Linus borg icon for each
    Linux message that gets posted here.

    Earn money, shove a penguin up your nearest slashdork.

    Penguin Kicka

  6. Bullshit. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I'm sure you posted it because it was in the Post, Malda. More sensationalist crap from the world's biggest Windows hater.