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Thread Author: FocalPoint Replies: 9

 "Hackers use refrigerator in cyber attack" - FocalPoint
The topic line is a direct quotation from FoxNews.com The article includes the following:

'Incidents were documented between December 23 and January 6 featuring "waves of malicious email, typically sent in bursts of 100,000, three times per day, targeting enterprises and individuals worldwide." More than a quarter of the emails were sent by things that were not conventional laptops, desktop computers or mobile devices.'

How does a thing that is not a computer send e-mails? In what way can a fridge be involved?

Please explain, somebody.
 Messages Author Date
 "Hackers use refrigerator in cyber attack" new FocalPoint 20 Jan 14 16:58
 "Hackers use refrigerator in cyber attack.. new zippy 20 Jan 14 17:24
 "Hackers use refrigerator in cyber attac.. new Slidingpillar 20 Jan 14 19:38
 "Hackers use refrigerator in cyber atta.. new Zero 20 Jan 14 19:51
 "Hackers use refrigerator in cyber att.. new VxFan 20 Jan 14 21:30
 "Hackers use refrigerator in cyber a.. new Kevin 20 Jan 14 21:42
 "Hackers use refrigerator in cyber attack.. new Haywain 21 Jan 14 08:11
 "Hackers use refrigerator in cyber attac.. new Zero 21 Jan 14 08:17
 "Hackers use refrigerator in cyber atta.. new Mapmaker 21 Jan 14 08:37
 "Hackers use refrigerator in cyber atta.. new Haywain 21 Jan 14 09:35
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