Mark Bowden, the author of “Black Hawk Down,” delves into an entirely different kind of war in his latest book. It’s a war probably very few people knew was being fought. The Conficker malware surfaced in late 2008, rapidly infecting as many as 12 million computers in 200 countries. Even…
Computer Virus Shuts Down Georgia Hospital
Malware in a Georgia hospital’s computer system forced it to turn away patients, highlighting the problems and vulnerabilities of computerized systems. The computer infection started to cause problems at the Gwinnett Medical Center last Wednesday and continued to spread, until the hospital was forced to send all non-emergency admissions to…
Stuxnet virus could target many industries worldwide
Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press WASHINGTON: A malicious computer attack that appears to target Iran’s nuclear plants can be modified to wreak havoc on industrial control systems around the world, and represents the most dire cyberthreat known to industry, government officials and experts have said. They warned that industries are…
Hospital turns away patients after “virus” disrupts network
A US hospital had to turn away patients last week after being hit by a “virus” infection that downed the institution’s network and sent staff back to using paper records. The unidentified malware started to cause problems for the Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville Georgia last Wednesday and got progressively…
Hospital turns away patients after “virus” downs network
A US hospital had to turn away patients last week after being hit by a “virus” infection that downed the institution’s network and sent staff back to using paper records. The unidentified malware started to cause problems for the Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville Georgia last Wednesday and got progressively…
Tattle: A virus cost him $20M
Musician Roger Davidson wouldn’t usually make it into Tattle – he’s neither a drug-addled rock star nor prone to wardrobe malfunctions. He’s the founder and president of the Society for Universal Sacred Music. But lose $20 million to a con and you’re bound to catch Tattle’s eye. The scammers, near…
Researcher links Stuxnet virus to Conficker
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Facebook virus alert: Worm hidden in image of two blondes
A new worm is spreading on Facebook: once downloaded, it tempts the user into opening it by masquerading as a screensaver with a thumbnail image of two blonde women. View full post on computer worm – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms
Mystery ‘virus’ disrupts New Zealand ambulance service
Staff at New Zealand’s St John’s Ambulance service were forced to coordinate emergency call-outs using manual radio systems last week after computers systems were hit by a mystery ‘virus’. The disruption reportedly began on Wednesday when an unidentified piece of malware started affecting the systems used across the country for…
New computer virus detected in Iran
<!– Share Email Print –> Share Email Print New computer virus detected in Iran November 14, 2011 (JTA) – A computer virus similar to the Stuxnet virus that attacked Iran’s nuclear program last year has been detected in Iran. Iran said Sunday that it had found the Duqu computer virus in…