Japanese Cops Collar Malware-Carrying Cat 83
Orome1 writes "When imagining law enforcement officers investigating and searching for cyber criminals or evidence about their activities, the last thing that you can probably envision is them searching for a stray cat. But that was exactly what detectives of Japan's National Police Agency recently did as the last step in a complex 'treasure hunt' started on New Year's Day by a person (persons?) who is allegedly the mastermind behind the so-called 'Remote Control Virus.' The malware in question was instrumental in staging a continuous campaign of death and bomb threats sent to airline companies, kindergartens, schools, law offices, broadcasting networks and shrines."
Acoustic Kitty (Score:4, Informative)
Reminds me of the ill fated Acoustic Kitty in the 60s
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_Kitty [wikipedia.org]
This is why you DON"T TALK TO POLICE (Score:5, Informative)
EVER, for ANY reason.
Doesn't matter if you are innocent
Doesn't matter if you are guilty
Doesn't matter if you are just a bystander
Doesn't matter if they are just canvasing the neighborhood
Don't talk to police.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc [youtube.com]