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Hactivists to attack biotech firms

Major biotechnology firms Monsanto Co. and Aventis Co. S.A. will find themselves in the digital crosshairs starting this weekend. According to a spokesman for the Electrohippies, a group that plans Internet-based protests, the two companies will first be targeted with a straightforward e-mail write-in campaign. But by the end of the week, new denial-of-service software tools will be distributed and could be aimed at the Internet operations of both firms. And according to one security expert, other big-name companies like PepsiCo and McDonald’s could also be targeted. Full Story