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Japanese Cops Collar Malware-Carrying Cat
Orome1 writes "When imagining law enforcement officers investigating and searching for cyber criminals or evidence about their activities, the last thing that you can probably envision is them searching for a stray cat. But that was exactly what detectives of Japan's National Police Agency recently did as the last step in a complex 'treasure hunt' started on New Year's Day by a person (persons?) who is allegedly the mastermind behind the so-called 'Remote Control Virus.' The malware in question was instrumental in staging a continuous campaign of death and bomb threats sent to airline companies, kindergartens, schools, law offices, broadcasting networks and shrines."
Kitty porn?
Table-ized A.I.
Does that make it a "script kitty"?
I'm sorry, but your opinion seems to be wrong.
I read "Puss 'N Reboots" as a kid.
Table-ized A.I.
Of course he does...
/sunglasses
He's playing cat and mouse.
It does seem like Low Earth Orbit questioning techniques would be effective, even on people not normally afraid of heights. Or oxygen deprivation.
Meow what is so damn funny about that? Do I look like a cat to you, boy? Am I jumpin' around all nimbly bimbly from tree to tree? Am I drinking milk from a saucer? Do you see me eating mice?
You stop laughing right meow!
Damn, that was a great flick...
An enigma, wrapped in a riddle, shrouded in bacon and cheese
The antivirus is on orion's belt.
Why would someone with C# experience write malware... to threaten random people? That seems... pointless.
Actually, it sounds redundant, not pointless.
--If you code for the exceptions, the rules fall into place