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Spain busts ransomware ring
Feb 14, 2013
Authorities in Spain have busted a ring of computer criminals. Their speciality: Ransomware, an infuriating kind of computer attack where a virus gets introduced that locks up the computer system and demands a cash ransom.
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Web pioneer John McAfee caught in murder mystery
Nov 13, 2012
One of the father's of modern anti-virus software, John McAfee, is a suspect in a Belize murder. Jeff Wise discusses the exclusive story on McAfee he recently wrote for Gizmodo.
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Ransomware: Holding Your Computer Hostage Under Pain of Death
Oct 11, 2012
A new hacker scheme locks your hard drive and your files and prompts you to pay up...or else.
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The FTC crackdown on scareware
Oct 5, 2012
The FTC has delivered what could be a landmark judgment on a certain kind of internet scam where unsuspecting users are duped into paying cash to protect their computer from viruses that aren't actually on it.
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What damage could the Flame virus cause?
May 29, 2012
A new malware threat is spreading like fire across the Middle East. What problems might the cyber weapon Flame cause, where did its name come from, and how similar is it to the virus Stuxnet?
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That Duqu that you do
Nov 14, 2011
Duqu, the recently discovered virus with links to Stuxnet, has now shown up in Iran...
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MID-DAY UPDATE: Stocks are booming this morning...
Sep 24, 2010
... because US businesses ordered more manufactured goods last month. Nice to end the week on good news....
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