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Hackers Seek to Inflict Physical Harm on Epileptic Patients
I dont fall over and convulse, but it hurts, says Fultz, an IT worker in Coeur dAlene, Ohio. I was on the phone when it happened, and I couldnt move and couldnt speak.
After about 10 seconds, Fultzs 11-year-old son came over and drew her gaze away from the computer, then killed the browser process, she says.
Everyone who logged on, it affected to some extent, whether by causing headaches or seizures, says Browen Mead, a 24-year-old epilepsy patient in Maine who says she suffered a daylong migraine after examining several of the offending posts. Shed lingered too long on the pages trying to determine who was responsible.
Circumstantial evidence suggests the attack was the work of members of Anonymous, an informal collective of griefers, says the Wired magazine.
Griefers are the Internet equivalent of playground bullies, who find fun in pushing others around.
Fultz says the attack spawned an uncommonly bad seizure. It was a spike of pain in my head, she says. And the lockup, that only happens with really bad ones. I dont think Ive had a seizure like that in about a year.
But shes satisfied with the Epilepsy Foundations relatively fast response to the attack, about 12 hours after it began on Easter weekend. We all really appreciate them for giving us this forum and giving us this place to find each other, she says.
Epilepsy affects an estimated 50 million people worldwide, about 3 percent of whom are photosensitive, meaning flashing lights and colors can trigger seizures.
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