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World News // 1 decade ago

Cyberattack affects Iranian nuke sites

Iran Wednesday called on the United Nations to condemn organized cyberattacks in the wake of the latest attack on its nuclear program computers.

Business News // 1 decade ago

Sony servers hacked again

An ISP subsidiary of Japanese electronics giant Sony said its security system was breached in what would be the firm's third security failure in recent weeks.

Business News // 1 decade ago

Conficker virus still at large

The Conficker computer virus is still spreading after infecting millions of computers, a British technology security expert said.

Business News // 1 decade ago

Sony USB drive files could aid hackers

A line of Sony Electronics Inc. USB flash drives installs files in a hidden folder that hackers can get into, a Finnish security company said.

Science News // 1 decade ago

Happy 20th birthday to the computer virus

The PC virus is celebrating its 20th birthday this year, according to one computer-security group.

Science News // 1 decade ago

Security firms react to rootkit

Following a week of extensive public criticism, Sony BMG's problems continued as class-action lawsuits and public letters were released in response to an anti-p

Science News // 1 decade ago

Cybercrime fears remain despite arrests

Terrorism authorities across the globe have been keeping close tabs on Muslim countries that may be breeding grounds for Islamic fundamentalism, but they are no

Science News // 1 decade ago

No foolproof way to beat virus attack for now

Microsoft continues to be the prime target for those intent on wrecking havoc in cyberspace, but for now the software giant argues that only it can save users f

Business News // 2 decades ago

Feature: Insidious worms and spam

"Of all the PCs in all the world, you had to come into mine," many personal computer users no doubt lament.

Business News // 2 decades ago

F-Secure warns of four new Internet worms

F-Secure Corp. is alerting computer users of four new Internet worms that are crawling across the globe.

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But they haven't done that yet, maybe they're scared. That's good news
Conficker virus still at large Jan 20, 2009

Sony doesn't do any of its own development in this area; it looks like a Chinese company did it
Sony USB drive files could aid hackers Aug 29, 2007

Basically this means that Sony has been hacked, again. Although in this case the server is probably not very important
Sony servers hacked again May 20, 2011

Certainly the most significant change has been the evolution of virus writing hobbyists into criminally operated gangs bent on financial gain
Happy 20th birthday to the computer virus Jan 19, 2006

At the personal level, I think Sony is doing stunts like this because they're worried about the market share within mobile devices
Security firms react to rootkit Nov 17, 2005