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A Christmas present for hackers

That new PC that you got for Christmas is a gift not just for you, warns Wired. Hackers consider the holidays their prime hunting season because computer users are so eager to start using their new toys that they forget to put the proper protections in place.

Hacker attacks start picking up around Thanksgiving, claims Wired, with the extra activity continuing through the Christmas season.

Especially first time computer users are an easy prey for hackers, attracting all the scams on the market from phising attacks to spammers selling pen!$ enhancement pills.

December 29, 2004 at 08:47 AM | Permalink

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