A laptop filled with six of the world’s most dangerous viruses sold for more than $1 million

The Verge:

Some of the world’s greatest artworks are known for their elaborate backstory or complex history, but not many are actively dangerous to those who own them. ‘The Persistence of Chaos’ might be an exception. Created by internet artist Guo O Dong, this piece of art is an ordinary laptop filled with six of the world’s most dangerous pieces of malware. It’s perfectly safe — as long you don’t connect to your Wi-Fi or plug in a USB.

This is incredible to me. Who would buy this? But sell it did, and for about $1.35M.

Here’s a link to the original art installation page.