The attack, which Stern claimed accounted for almost 25% of all spam sent worldwide in the period it was sent, launched a massive amount of emails that looked like legit LinkedIn contact requests (see an example on the left).

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It can thus be left for several years, for example in an emergency locker or lifeboat, and will still work when needed.

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It is exactly this type of reactionary response to an isolated, extreme example that left Springfield with a pricey Bear Patrol, and the U.S. with a 70, 000-page Internal Revenue Code.

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