Why?

I have never understood the reasoning that goes on in the brain of those who write computer viruses. When I was young and naive (you know, about 34) I asked my college I.T. instructor if computer viruses were ever accidently unleashed, the way a biological virus might be. He said no - they have to be crafted.

The latest thing is an e-mail that looks like it is from CNN with a clip taken from a cellphone camera in the London Underground. It's fake and contains a virus. I am actually a person who gets updates (headlines) from CNN e-mailed to me because I want to know right away what a country with it's head so far up it's own ass deems immediately newsworthy (um..actually most of the time I DO want to know this, to be honest). Ironically, as soon as I get the CNN headline, if it's something I want to know I then go to yahoo news or the CBC website. Most people should expect nothing sent directly to them from CNN so be careful, folks.

Back to my point - what kind of infantile mind enjoys fucking up other people's computers and their lives? Most of us rely on our computers for a multitude of things these days.

I understand phishing - this is pure fraud and theft, and theft has been with us forever.

Tom.

P.S. Addendum: For example, I just got a headline from CNN that the Space Shuttle launch has been scapped and this is something I wanted to know.