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Significant other. former hacker turned security consultant kevin mitnick exposed the scam, setting up an e-mail account for a fictitious girlfriend to see if the hacker could steal the password, first they requested unusual information. >> they always ask you for what is the best friend's name. >> the hacker sends the unsuspecting victim an electronic greeting card from what appears to be a friend. by click on the link to see the greeting the victim is redirected to what looks like google, aol, or whatever service the victim uses for e-mail. this site is a phony, created by the hackers. a pas...

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To a rogue computer virus. francisco has details. >> reporter: logging on to the internet monday morning may be a problem for tens of thousands of computer users in the u.s. it all degan months ago when six acetonians were charged with corrupting four million computers world wide with malware forcing the computers to direct the user to sites they may not have intended. the scam hers made as much as $14 million off ads they sold on the destination sites. >> they found a way to tap into the one of the most lucrative sources of money on the internet and that's online advertising. >> reporter: aft...