Hackers can turn your home computer into a bomb!

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GeekDrew

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Jun 7, 2000
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Hmmm...

With new technology, isn't it possible to theoretically make such a thing happen?

Send someone a virus that would change a power voltage setting or something...

or maybe send a proggy that would flash the BIOS to a version that would jack the core voltage up to twice the right amount.

It may not make the system explode, but it would eventually cause smoke to fly...

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RU482

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Apr 9, 2000
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do a google search on the " National CyberCrime Prevention Foundation "

look at the second link
 

ChrisIsBored

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Nov 30, 2000
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Well duh! Of course it's true!

That's why the President never answers his own emails... he could be executed.




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