those wacky 1337 haX0rs...
"the Department of Homeland Security warns that hackers have successfully tested new tools that allow them to seize control of vulnerable computers ? stealing data, deleting files and intercepting e-mails. The agency says it?s also detected an Internet-wide jump in scanning for computers to victimize.
Downloading the fix is easy for individual users, but large firms with thousands of computers need to change each one individually. Federal officials fear a ?worm? would let hackers seize control of thousands of computers within minutes."
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