Sharpei Worm combats sexism

More information is coming out on the Sharpei Worm. The Register USA has this article on the Worm itself here. In addition, CRN has a piece talking about how a hacker claiming to be a 17 year old girl says she wrote a new worm targeting Microsoft Corp.'s .NET Web services platform to prove women are capable of creating computer viruses and make a statement against sexism. While some people welcome the emergence of more women in the hacker community, it is not clear whether a virus really helps the cause or not. You can read more on this topic Share: