Tuesday, May 17, 2005

The Future Was Yesterday


Confused by the sudden amount of German spam you've been getting? Well, here's the explanation: you've been hit by a worm programmed by German neo-Nazis trying to raise their profile in the upcoming elections in Rhineland-Westphalia.

Yes, you read that right.

Neo-Nazis using hi-tech viral technology to hi-jack personal computers on a world-wide hub and seize power in a regional election..? Ten years ago such a wild, and quite frankly cartoonish, projection would have been the sole preserve of cyberpunk fiction.

Today, it's our reality.