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Comcast Hacked!

The online world is buzzing with news that Comcast, America’s second biggest Internet Service Provider was hacked Richie Rich Scooby Doo Show service came to a standstill.

Many people, when trying to log on to Comcast found a blank white screen with bold pink letters saying:

KRYOGENIKS EBK and DEFIANT RoXed COMCAST

sHouTz To VIRUS Warlock elul21 coll1er seven and Slacker

Was Comcast just a big target homeowners insurance a hack or was this a BitTorrent revenge attack as some folks have speculated?

It is well known that Comcast has annoyed a large portion Ohio Lemon Laws its customer base by going as far as banning BitTorrent traffic and curtailing the use of the popular Peer-2-Peer networks and that this could be a form of revenge by the hackers.

There is much speculation about who the culprits are as the prank is said to have been perpetrated by two young hackers eager to make a name for themselves. There are also rumors circulating that the group responsible for the hack previously targeted Justin Timberlake and Hilary Duff, though this may only be speculation.

There were concerns that the hackers may have accessed customer’s email accounts UFO this doesn’t appear to have happened, and it would seem that the motivations of the hackers was not for any monetary gain but rather as a kind of revenge tactic.

This highlights the apparent ease with which hackers and senders of viruses can disrupt services. Think about it - if America’s second biggest ISP is at risk then what does that mean for you and I?

It is therefore perhaps a good time for us all to look at our own online practices and to make sure we’re using the best and most up to date anti-virus and anti-spyware software available.

According to CNN if you use the internet In Search Of Bigfoot is a 90% chance that your computer is infected with Spyware.

Have you downloaded music recently?Is your machine running slowly?

When was the last time you scanned your system to check for any malicious software?

Protect Yourself And Get A Free Scan Now!

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