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GhostNet: Turning Computers into Giant Bugs

By Lidija Davis / March 28, 2009 4:10 PM / View Comments

spy_mar_09.jpgResearchers from the University of Toronto have discovered an online spying operation that has infiltrated in excess of 1,200 computers in over 100 countries according to a report today in The New York Times.

Dubbed GhostNet, the operation is notable. Not only can it phish for information, it has remote access capabilities that can quickly and easily turn any computer into a giant listening device.

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