SecurityRatty: Trojan Horses Still Kicking After All These Years

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Trojan Horses Still Kicking After All These Years

2008-04-24 03:30:00 by Ryan Singel in Wired Security

More than 3,000 years after Greek invaders tricked their way into Troy with a wooden horse, hackers still somehow manage to fool web users into clicks that result in stolen passwords and personal details. The more judgmental among us might say that since we've learned nothing in three millennia, we are getting exactly what we deserve.