Computer Laws, Hackers Squaring Off
Computer viruses break files and paralyze systems, causing immense confusion and damage. Then just who is it that is imposing extra costs on society by making these destructive programs? Dr. Lee Hui-jo of Ahnlab Inc., an anti-virus company, said, “Young, so- called ‘computer geniuses’ often make and spread viral programs through networks out of curiosity and a sense of superiority.” The first computer virus, called Brain, which appeared in 1988, was a work of conceit on the part of its authors. The program had openly printed on the file the names Emjadeu and Baiseed Albi, the two Pakistani brothers that had written the virus. Full Story