Jim Walker
Distinguished Member
Your torrent client could help hackers hijack your computer
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/...lient-could-help-hackers-hijack-your-computer
"When you use a torrent client, you take your chances. Even if it’s just the ever-so-mild chance of running afoul of some sort of copyright regime, torrent traffic is rarely totally legally kosher. Yet a new study from an international team of security researchers has concluded that some of the world’s most popular torrent clients can open you up to a completely different sort of legal problem: one in which your computer is made part of a criminal attack without your consent."
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/...lient-could-help-hackers-hijack-your-computer
"When you use a torrent client, you take your chances. Even if it’s just the ever-so-mild chance of running afoul of some sort of copyright regime, torrent traffic is rarely totally legally kosher. Yet a new study from an international team of security researchers has concluded that some of the world’s most popular torrent clients can open you up to a completely different sort of legal problem: one in which your computer is made part of a criminal attack without your consent."