“Ticket
please.”
St. Peter*
#quote
Tomorrow I'm
heading to the gaming club. I'm glad that although I'm on medical
leave from school I can still participate in clubs. I think it's
going to be a joyous time. Anyway onto the flash fiction!
Spy VS
Spyware
Secret Agent
Redwing's computer had been compromised. He didn't know how, or when,
but some sort of spyware managed to get on it. This could mean global
war. The information on his machine dealt with everything the world
governments didn't want people to know about, and many weaknesses
that could be exploited in the United States government and others. A
common person with an enraged soul could topple the Pentagon and the
entire military's digital communication network using the information
he had.
He needed to
track down the source. He checked what files had been accessed.
Nothing sensitive. That was impossible. No one would breach his
computer unless they wanted something. He wiped the entire thing and
diagnosed the computer only with a backup hard drive. No matter how
hard he looked, or the tech team that followed, no sensitive files
were accessed. They felt that the activity must have been hidden
somehow.
It took them
many months combing through the computer until one of the new
recruits proposed to do something to Redwing's computer. He ran a
more routine anti-virus check and found sophisticated spyware tucked
away that didn't analyze files but instead tracked the user's
Internet searches in order to send them spam they were likely to
click on to whatever email it managed to determine they had.
Nonetheless
Redwing was fired for allowing the breach. But at least he got a few
coupons on his email to help him with expenses.
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