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Re: [News] 100-150 Millions of Windows Zombies Storm Web, Microsoft Blames Police

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William Poaster <wp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> On Fri, 26 Jan 2007 21:09:20 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> 
><snip>
>> UK police 'not prioritising cybercrime', Microsoft says
> 
> Typical M$, blame anything but their own shortcomings of an OS that's
> easy to break into.
> 
> "Operating systems like Microsoft Windows, meanwhile, still made it too
> easy for criminals to infiltrate them, the experts said."
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6298641.stm  
> 

This is somewhat reminiscent of the years of rapid car-theft,
followed by improvements by manufacturers in security for cars, followed
by car-jacking, since it's now easier to hijack the car in motion than
it is when it is parked & locked, at least for the high-end vehicles.

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