abarbarian Posted May 30, 2019 Posted May 30, 2019 Someone Spent $1.3 Million on Laptop Infected With Six of The Most Destructive Computer Viruses A used Samsung NC10 costs less than $200. But a used Samsung NC10 with six of the most dangerous types of malware is apparently worth $1.345 million—so long as it’s art. Internet artist Guo O Dong created the “The Persistence of Chaos” at the behest of cybersecurity company Deep Instinct. With the help of engineers, the artist installed six types of malware into the 2008 laptop. According to the Verge, Guo chose the viruses based on the amount of financial havoc each has wreaked— BlackEnergy, DarkTequila, ILOVEYOU, MyDoom, SoBig, and WannaCry, which was used in a cyberattack in May 2017 that was alleged to have originated in North Korea, and infected more than 200,000 computers in 150 countries. The artist is currently streaming a viewing of the Pandora’s notebook on Twitch. 1 2 Quote
Cluttermagnet Posted February 17, 2020 Posted February 17, 2020 Some strange sort of online performance art, eh? Twange... (There, I just created a new word in its honor...) Clutter Quote
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