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Mac malware is found targeting biomedical research

Network World

A Mac malware that’s been spying on biomedical research centers may have been circulating undetected for years, according to new research. Antivirus vendor Malwarebytes uncovered the malicious code, after an IT administrator spotted unusual network traffic coming from an infected Mac.

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The silent spreaders: How computer worms can sneak into your system undetected?

Dataconomy

It is a type of malware that can cause significant damage to computer systems and networks by replicating itself and spreading autonomously. A computer worm is a type of malware that replicates itself and spreads throughout a computer network without the need for a host program or user interaction.

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Worst Computer Viruses

Galido

Cyber Threat History: Code Red Virus 2001; China, 1m infected, $2.75 Billion in Damages; network/email worm. With the evolution of the Internet and modern software, we have witnesses a whole host of deadly computer viruses, especially from the millennium onwards. Morris Worm. Code Red Virus. Slammer Sapphire Virus.

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The silent spreaders: How computer worms can sneak into your system undetected?

Dataconomy

It is a type of malware that can cause significant damage to computer systems and networks by replicating itself and spreading autonomously. A computer worm is a type of malware that replicates itself and spreads throughout a computer network without the need for a host program or user interaction.

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The Sony Hack in Context

CTOvision

Hence, if the higher government and industry estimates of the economic costs of data theft are correct, the US is suffering the economic equivalent of a 9/11/2001 terrorist attack every year. Even the lower estimates correspond to the total losses suffered by the City of New York in 2001. Regrettably this is already happening.

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Top 10 Most-Destructive Computer Viruses

Galido

Computer viruses have come a long way from the early days of personal computers, when teenage hackers competed for bragging rights, creating malware designed for mischief or random mayhem. As the stakes have grown, so too has the potential damage and destruction brought on by malware. Cyber Command. military strategy.

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