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Online Casinos Target for New Blackmail Scam

LONDON , England – As reported by Reuters: "The rapid growth of broadband home computer connections may be inadvertently fueling what police suspect could be the start of a new crime wave -- cyber-blackmail.

"As more homes connect to faster delivery systems, their computers are becoming vulnerable to hackers and virus writers who can turn them into `zombie' machines, ready to carry out any malevolent command.

"Favorite targets for the extortionists -- many thought to come from Eastern Europe -- have been casinos and retailers.

"…In some cases, the attacks, which can cripple a corporate network with a barrage of bogus data requests, are followed by a demand for money.

"Online casinos appear to be a favorite target as they do brisk business and many are in the Caribbean, where investigators are poorly equipped to tackle such investigations…"

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