Kids Concoct Computer Codes
According to BBC Tech News, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21371609 children as young as 11 years old are writing malicious computer code to hack accounts on gaming sites and social networks.
Researchers found many instances of malware targeting games popular with children.
They found that the malware was used to steal the data and send it to a specific email address.
A report from antivirus company AVG detailed evidence of computer programs written by children. They are used to “steal” game related virtual currency.
I bet the victims really got hacked off.
Hmmm…
Young kids are now into hacking,
It’s ethics that they are lacking.
They steal secret code and data,
To the kids it doesn’t matter.
They write their malicious code,
Looking for the mother lode.
They hack friends to steal their money,
To the victims it isn’t funny.
What to do, we do not know,
So the hacked in data flows.
© 2013 Ronald J. Yarosh
Humorous Interludes by Ron Yarosh 
Alert Aussies Arrest Aggressive Attacker
Good news everybody!
Australian Federal Police have arrested the self-proclaimed leader of the international hacking group, LulzSec. It’s the collective that claimed responsibility for infiltrating and shutting down the CIA website.
Police reported the 24 year old IT worker was arrested in Sydney and charged with hacking crimes which could earn him 10 years in prison.
Police said the man was arrested at his work place where he had access to “sensitive information from clients including government agencies.”
LulzSec is an offshoot of the international hacking group, Anonymous. It has taken credit for hacking attacks on government and private sector computers including the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Sony Pictures, 20th Century Fox Studios, and Nintendo.
The two cyber hacking groups became notorious in late 2010 when they launched what they called the “first cyber war” in retaliation for attempts to shut down the Wiki leaks website.
The name LulzSec is a combination of “lulz” which is apparently another way of writing lols, and the word security.
You can learn more at this web site:
http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/lulzsec-leader-arrested-australian-cops-say-6C9576130
Hmmm….
They caught a mighty big hacker,
He wasn’t your everyday slacker;
He made cyber war,
But not anymore,
He’s now one jailed attacker.
© 2013 Ronald J. Yarosh
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