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Largest Hacking Scam in Canadian History

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stole-all-the-maple-syrup dept.

vieux schnock writes "Police raided several homes across Quebec on Wednesday and arrested 16 people in their investigation, which they say uncovered the largest hacking scam in Canadian history. (...) The hackers collaborated online to attack and take control of as many as one million computers around the world that were not equipped with anti-virus software or firewalls."

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  1. Re:Spot the key words by powerlord · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Nah, nothing so covert. Its simply that, "as many as", sounds a lot better than, "three computers we know about, but we really have no clue" or "we found 5 million deposited in their bank accounts in the last month, but the accounts have been open for nine months, so who knows how much money they could have collected previously".

    Alternatively they probably have a pretty good idea of the ranges involved, but hey, high numbers make a better press release.

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  2. Re:From TFA: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'd assume you're always authorized to use your own computer.

    Then again, in today's climate, maybe not...