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Tony's Network Security BlogFrom Tony Bradley, CISSP-ISSAP, Your Guide to Internet / Network Security. FREE Newsletter. Sign Up Now! Hacker's Target HandicappedMost malware and computer security attacks these days are motivated by money. The majority of botnets and phishing scams are designed to separate users from their cash in some way shape or form. Compared with some recent attacks, stealing money is almost 'noble'. A few months back, around Christmas of 2007, malware was circulating in the wild which specifically targeted software used by those with impaired sight that would read the text aloud so they could interact with their PC's. According to researchers at Sophos, it appeared that the motivation behind this malware was to disable illegal copies of the software and not intended specifically to torment blind people. This week however, attackers exploited vulnerabilities on the web site of the Epilepsy Foundation to redirect users to sites with rapidly moving images and quickly shifting kaleidoscopes of colors- sites that can induce severe migraines and epileptic seizures in those afflicted with epilepsy. Taking someone's money seems like a noble and rational, albeit immoral and unethical, pursuit by comparison.
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