20 October, 2015

Haunted by hackers: A suburban family’s digital ghost story | Fusion

Haunted by hackers: A suburban family’s digital ghost story | Fusion:

So, yes, Blair has a rap sheet for hacking and a deep familiarity with some of the darker parts of the internet. And yes, he may have angered the wrong hackers in that IRC chat room, or done something that made him a target for retribution. His parents are not randomly-chosen targets.
But they are innocent ones—drive-by victims in what appears to be a hacker grudge battle.


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