Former employee in Orlando accused of writing virus to target Whac-a-Mole machines

By Gary Taylor



Orlando Sentinel




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Whac-A-Mole seems like it could be endless fun.



Moles pop out of five holes in the arcade game and a soft mallet is used to
force them back into the holes to score points.



Children and adults alike could whack the moles for hours at a time.



Or at least they could until a worker programmed a virus into the machines to
make them shut down after a pre-determined number of plays, Holly Hill
police

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