Malware articles

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  US government is now the biggest buyer of malware, Reuters reports

  By Joshua Kopstein on May 10, 2013 03:15 pm + 23 comments

  The US government is waging electronic warfare on a vast scale — so large that it's causing a Continue reading…

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  Department of Labor website reportedly compromised to target nuclear weapons workers

  By Dieter Bohn on May 3, 2013 10:24 pm + 14 comments

  Two computer security software firms are reporting that a US Department of Labor website was Continue reading…

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  Judge denies FBI request to hijack suspect's PC using spyware

  By Joshua Kopstein on April 26, 2013 09:45 am + 21 comments

  For a long time, the FBI has been refining its ability to get inside your computer whenever it Continue reading…

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  Largest Bitcoin exchange halts trading after tumultuous price fluctuations

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on April 11, 2013 12:46 pm + 57 comments

  Major Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox is shutting down trading for 12 hours following wild fluctuations in Continue reading…

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  South Korea blames North Korea for last month's major cyberattack

  By Sam Byford on April 10, 2013 02:42 am + 15 comments

  South Korea has finally announced the results of its initial investigation into the massive malware Continue reading…

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  South Korean banks and TV networks paralyzed by massive malware attack

  By Sam Byford on March 20, 2013 03:56 am + 29 comments

  Three TV broadcasters and two banks in South Korea have reported serious network outages to police Continue reading…

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  The spy within: researchers, hackers spar over state-sponsored malware

  By Quinn Norton on March 12, 2013 05:55 pm + 18 comments

  Above: Claudio Guarnieri of IT security firm Rapid7 Italy's Hacking Team is like most any software Continue reading…

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  Google launches 'help for hacked sites' instruction series in wake of recent attacks

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 12, 2013 03:59 pm + 17 comments

  Google is launching "help for hacked sites," a series of articles and videos to help website owners Continue reading…

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  Last month's hacker attack on Apple and Facebook also hit car companies, US government agencies

  By Nathan Ingraham on March 11, 2013 06:00 pm + 14 comments

  Last month, a malware-infected site appeared to be the root cause of some high-profile hacking: Continue reading…

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  The perverted world of webcam hackers

  By Aaron Souppouris on March 11, 2013 07:55 am + 30 comments

  Right now, thousands of computers are infected with malware that hands hackers almost complete Continue reading…