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  1. Southern Baptist Site Blocked on Military Bases

    Thu, 25 Apr 2013

    blocks access to prohibited sites, like those for pornography or gambling, as well as sites that might have some type of malware associated them, often unbeknownst to the site's owners. "It probably doesn't help that the message that comes up when

  2. App of the Week: Hotspot Shield VPN

    Sun, 7 Apr 2013

    billion mobile users across the globe, which means a lot of people are accessing wireless networks, many of them unsecured. Malware , phishing and spamming are among the threats to privacy and identities that mobile users should be aware of as they traffic

  3. Arming for Virtual Battle: The Dangerous New Rules of Cyberwar

    Fri, 5 Apr 2013

    cash machines ceased to operate. The malware , which experts have now dubbed "DarkSeoul easier said than done, though. When does malware become a weapon? When does a hacker become Logic of War The question of how malicious malware must be to justify a counterattack can

  4. Good Morning America's Great Gatsby VIP Getaway Sweepstakes -- Official Rules

    Mon, 1 Apr 2013

    address. If for any reason the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, including but not limited to infection by computer virus , bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, human error, technical failure or other causes which corrupt or

  5. Is the Internet O.K.? An Attack on a Spam Tracking Company and Cut Internet Cord Slows Down Speeds

    Thu, 28 Mar 2013

    host any type of website. The only things it refuses to host or save is child pornography and terrorist sites. Sites with malware or other dangerous viruses, which can attack your computers, are free game. Cyberbunker also allows the sites that use

  6. Top 5 Ways to Prepare for the Coming Cyber War

    Sun, 24 Feb 2013

    China was the main aggressor -- targeting "energy, finance, information technology, aerospace and automotives" using malware and other techniques -- with a goal of "economic gain." However, the Chinese government ain't the only Barbarian at

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  1. Rising Computer Hack Attacks Prompts Concern

    Wed, 20 Feb 2013

    Apple will also be releasing a new update that will help against Java threats. On Tuesday, Apple released an updated Java malware removal tool. "The more data that these criminal hackers have, the more insight they have to the code of these different

  2. Apple Hacked: Similar to Facebook Attack; No Data Breached

    Tue, 19 Feb 2013

    confirmed to ABC News. "Apple has identified malware which infected a limited number of Mac Apple said in a statement. "The malware was employed in an attack against Apple today we are releasing an updated Java malware removal tool that will check Mac systems

  3. Facebook Hacked, No User Data Compromised

    Fri, 15 Feb 2013

    Facebook employees. The website installed malware on the employees' laptops, even though soon as we discovered the presence of the malware , we remediated all infected machines Siciliano, a security expert at the anti- malware firm McAfee, told ABC News. "In this

  4. Scammers Hacking Victims' Computers by Calling on the Phone

    Tue, 5 Feb 2013

    maintenance or warranty program. Trick you into installing malware that then snags your private information, like passwords or legitimate security software to run a scan and see if there is malware or virus activity on your computer. If you gave the caller

  5. Mobile Ads Lift Facebook Sales

    Thu, 31 Jan 2013

    says the hackers routed the attacks through computers at U.S. universities, installed a strain of malicious software, or malware , associated with Chinese hackers and initiated the attacks from Chinese university computers previously used by the Chinese

  6. NYT: In Chinese Hack, Symantec Anti-Virus Failed 44 Times

    Thu, 31 Jan 2013

    attackers managed to install 45 pieces of malicious software, or malware , and Symantec's anti-virus software only caught and quarantined or downloading an emailed document that is laced with hidden malware . MORE INFORMATION: Spearphishing Explained at Mandiant

  7. Cat's Collar Yields Clues in Search for Hacker

    Wed, 9 Jan 2013

    learned of the feline's whereabouts after the hacker sent emails to Japanese media outlets, also claiming details of a computer virus . They found the cat, wearing a pink collar on the island of Enoshima, just outside Tokyo. The discovery might give police

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  1. DNS Changer Malware : 65,000 in U.S. Will Lose Internet

    Fri, 6 Jul 2012

    Computers worldwide. Are infected with the malware . Your computer's infected when you your personal information and passwords. Malware is any kind of computer program. That science department has known about the malware for some time. Last November the FBI

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    says more than 250000. Computers worldwide. Are infected with the -- -- malware . Your computer's infected when you try to go to web -- hackers reroute you to another site looks and acts the same pleaded even know you've been -- Hackers can -- steal your personal information and passwords. Malware is any kind of computer program. That makes your computer do something that you do not want to do. Doctor John -- with coastal Carolina university's computer science department has known about the malware for some time. Last November the FBI caught the hackers created new servers to patch the problem. But this Monday the agency is taking down those servers because it feels those affected -- enough time to fix it. This Monday. If you have Internet connection it will go away and you'll have to call your Internet service provider to figure out how to remove. This malware from your computer -- he says while this is a problem it's not the into the world maybe 65000. People in the
  2. Computer Virus Warning

    Sun, 8 Jul 2012

    A computer virus could shut down a quarter of the million personal computers around the world part of a giant cyber scam and so this evening Matt

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    A computer virus could shut down a quarter of the million personal computers around the world part of a giant cyber scam and so this
  3. TechBytes: 'Gozi' Virus, Biden on Google Plus

    Thu, 24 Jan 2013

    authorities have arrested three men for unleashing and he goes he computer virus infected more than a million computers including systems at personal banking information. He enjoyed look out app provides malware protection and locate your divisive lost or stolen. And at

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    US authorities have arrested three men for unleashing and he goes he computer virus infected more than a million computers including systems at NASA and major banks and stole personal banking information. He enjoyed look out app provides malware protection and locate your divisive -- lost or stolen. And at the device is stolen USA today's -- -- says look down
  4. March 6, 1992: Computer Virus Scare

    Fri, 4 Mar 2011

    The much heralded Michelangelo computer virus has turned out to be the epidemic that wasn't. It was supposed to hit computers around the world today wiping out electronic

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    The much heralded Michelangelo computer virus has turned out to be the epidemic that wasn't. It was supposed to hit computers around the world today wiping out --
  5. TechBytes: Internet Users Could Lose Access

    Mon, 9 Jul 2012

    today's tech fingers are crossed for malware Monday today's thousands of computers will not be able to connect to the Internet. Because of a virus but it's believed only

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    -- today's tech -- fingers are crossed for malware Monday today's -- -- thousands of computers will not be able to connect to the Internet. Because of a virus but it's
  6. TechBytes: 'The Flame,' Facebook

    Wed, 20 Jun 2012

    In tech fanning the flame virus the sophisticated computer virus was reportedly developed by. US and Israel working together each day in shows millions of warnings about suspected malware but stay alert. Who will warns that the quote the threat

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    In -- tech -- fanning the flame virus the sophisticated computer virus was reportedly developed by. US and Israel working together the Washington Post says it was designed to. Gather information about Iran's nuclear
  7. TechBytes: Apple Hacked, Meteors

    Wed, 20 Feb 2013

    In today's tech apple gets hacked some employees Macintosh computers were infected with the same malware that hit Twitter and FaceBook. Apple says no customer data was compromised in has cleaned up the infection. You and your friends

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    apple gets hacked some employees Macintosh computers were infected with the same malware that hit Twitter and FaceBook. Apple says no customer data was compromised in has cleaned up the infection. You and your friends
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