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Rat bites into computers

21 May 2014 - 02:01 By ©The Daily Telegraph
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I'm in ur fridge, drinking ur juice. Proofpoint has uncovered what it thinks may be the first proven Internet of Things-based cyberattack involving conventional household "smart" appliances.
I'm in ur fridge, drinking ur juice. Proofpoint has uncovered what it thinks may be the first proven Internet of Things-based cyberattack involving conventional household "smart" appliances.
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About 100 people have been arrested in a worldwide crackdown on the creators, sellers and users of software called Blackshades Remote Access Tool (RAT).

The application can remotely seize control of a computer, view documents, record keystrokes and even activate the webcam to take pictures and video.

The software was used last year to capture naked photographs of Miss Teen USA Cassidy Wolf.

Jared James Abrahams, 20, threatened to post the photos online unless Wolf gave him a nude video.

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