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Iran says it's been hit with another computer virus

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John Moe
Apr 25, 2011
After Stuxnet took its nuclear facilities last year, Iran says it's dealing with another computer virus. This one they're calling Stars. Officials...
Posted In: Iran, malware, stuxnet
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Lizamoon attack hits hundreds of thousands of sites

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John Moe
Apr 1, 2011
Hackers have been able to hijack hundreds of thousands of websites in the past 48 hours and insert redirects in them that take you to a sham...
Posted In: business, hacking, malware, security, windows
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Next-generation ZeuS means trouble for you and your money

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John Moe
Feb 3, 2011
We reported on ZeuS last fall - it's a piece of malware that is very hard to detect, not that hard to infect your computer with, and very popular...
Posted In: malware, privacy, security, worm, zeus
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New research on Stuxnet shows it was likely meant to disrupt nuclear facility

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John Moe
Nov 16, 2010
In an updated version of its analysis of the Stuxnet worm that caused major problems for Iran's nuclear plant earlier this year, Symantec finds...
Posted In: Iran, malware, Science, stuxnet, world, worm
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ZeuS is trickier still, eviller still

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John Moe
Nov 5, 2010
The evil genius malware is trying a new technique to thwart the researchers who are going after it. Bad guys are setting up fake interfaces in the...
Posted In: malware, privacy, Science, zeus
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Macs not so virus-proof after all

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John Moe
Oct 29, 2010
Historically, Mac users have been incredibly smug about the fact that most viruses infect PCs instead of Macs. Their smugness, if harnessed, could...
Posted In: mac, malware, privacy
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Biblical clue in Stuxnet worm?

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John Moe
Sep 30, 2010
We talked this week about the Stuxnet computer worm. It's a bit of malware that attacks infrastructure system controls as opposed to electronic...
Posted In: government, malware, military, security
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CAMERON DIAZ IS GOING TO KILL YOU

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John Moe
Aug 19, 2010
By "you", I mean your computer. By "kill", I mean infect with malware. She's going to infect with malware your computer. And by "going", I mean...
Posted In: cameron siaz, malware, search, security

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