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An anonymous reader writes "Wired is reporting that griefers accessed the support forums of nonprofit Epilepsy Foundation and used JavaScript and strobing GIFs to trigger seizures in users in what may be the first computer attack to inflict physical harm on the victims.

"I don't fall over and convulse, but it hurts," says Fultz, an IT worker in Coeur d'Alene, Ohio. "I was on the phone when it happened, and I couldn't move and couldn't speak."
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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