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Report: FBI investigates epilepsy forum attackers
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The FBI is now investigating a cyberattack on a popular epilepsy support forum. The attackers used JavaScript code and flashing computer animation to trigger migraine headaches and seizures in some users. If the FBI finds some of the culprits, it could lead to the first federal prosecution under an anti-cyber terrorism provision passed in 1996 as part of the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.

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