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How CIA, Mossad Used A Computer Virus To Dismantle Iran's Nuclear Program
The story of Stuxnet's development and deployment began years earlier. The inception of Stuxnet can be traced back to the early 2000s, during a period of heightened tension between Iran and Western nations over Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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Daam Virus That Steals Call Logs, History and Accesses Cameras Spreading on Android Phones, CERT-in Warns
Daam, a new Android virus that can access sensitive information such as call logs, contacts, history — and even access a device's cameras — is spreading, according to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team. CERT-In says the Daam Android malware can also "bypass anti-virus programs and deploy ransomware on the targeted devices" and is distr...
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Cyber Alert Issued Against 'Royal' Ransomware Virus That Targets Key Sectors, Seeks Bitcoin Payoffs
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team or CERT-In has stated in a latest advisory that this Internet spread ransomware sneaks in through phishing emails, malicious downloads, abusing RDP (remote desktop protocol) and other forms of social engineering.
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Security Firm Posts Apology for Using "Hoodie Hacker" Pic, Internet in Splits
A ransomware is a type of malicious software that is used to block access to computer until a sum of money is paid.
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China Accuses NSA of Hacking its Aeronautics, Space Research University: Report
China has reportedly accused the National Security Agency’s (NSA) Office of Tailored Access Operations of hacking a government-funded university with aeronautics and space research programmes. China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and 360 Security Technology jointly conducted a technical analysis of the case. The NSA alleged...
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IIT-Bombay Develops Computer Simulator To Prevent Spread of Covid In Enclosed Spaces
According to the researchers, the public washrooms can act as dead zones where aerosols carrying virus like Covid-19 can linger ten times more than normal restrooms
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"Covid Made In God's Computer, Decides Who Gets Infected": Assam Minister
A minister in Assam has claimed that that Covid-19 was a creation of God's supercomputerwhich decides who would get infected with the virus and who would die of it.
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Fake Call Centre Duped Over Rs 10 Crore From US Citizens, 32 Arrested: Police
Police in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida have arrested 32 people from a fake call centre that was allegedly duping US citizens on the pretext of fixing computer virus, officials said on Thursday.
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IIT Madras Researchers Study High Transmission Potential Of Coronavirus
Studying the SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, using various computational tools, the team set out to understand how spike proteins of these different virus strains interact with the human cells.
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Marcus Hutchins, WannaCry 'Hero', Freed After Guilty Plea Over Banking Malware
A British cybersecurity expert who admitted writing and selling malware was spared prison Friday by a judge who said the misconduct was outweighed by his help in stopping a worldwide computer virus in 2017.
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How CIA, Mossad Used A Computer Virus To Dismantle Iran's Nuclear Program
The story of Stuxnet's development and deployment began years earlier. The inception of Stuxnet can be traced back to the early 2000s, during a period of heightened tension between Iran and Western nations over Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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Daam Virus That Steals Call Logs, History and Accesses Cameras Spreading on Android Phones, CERT-in Warns
Daam, a new Android virus that can access sensitive information such as call logs, contacts, history — and even access a device's cameras — is spreading, according to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team. CERT-In says the Daam Android malware can also "bypass anti-virus programs and deploy ransomware on the targeted devices" and is distr...
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Cyber Alert Issued Against 'Royal' Ransomware Virus That Targets Key Sectors, Seeks Bitcoin Payoffs
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team or CERT-In has stated in a latest advisory that this Internet spread ransomware sneaks in through phishing emails, malicious downloads, abusing RDP (remote desktop protocol) and other forms of social engineering.
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Security Firm Posts Apology for Using "Hoodie Hacker" Pic, Internet in Splits
A ransomware is a type of malicious software that is used to block access to computer until a sum of money is paid.
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China Accuses NSA of Hacking its Aeronautics, Space Research University: Report
China has reportedly accused the National Security Agency’s (NSA) Office of Tailored Access Operations of hacking a government-funded university with aeronautics and space research programmes. China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and 360 Security Technology jointly conducted a technical analysis of the case. The NSA alleged...
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IIT-Bombay Develops Computer Simulator To Prevent Spread of Covid In Enclosed Spaces
According to the researchers, the public washrooms can act as dead zones where aerosols carrying virus like Covid-19 can linger ten times more than normal restrooms
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"Covid Made In God's Computer, Decides Who Gets Infected": Assam Minister
A minister in Assam has claimed that that Covid-19 was a creation of God's supercomputerwhich decides who would get infected with the virus and who would die of it.
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Fake Call Centre Duped Over Rs 10 Crore From US Citizens, 32 Arrested: Police
Police in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida have arrested 32 people from a fake call centre that was allegedly duping US citizens on the pretext of fixing computer virus, officials said on Thursday.
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IIT Madras Researchers Study High Transmission Potential Of Coronavirus
Studying the SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, using various computational tools, the team set out to understand how spike proteins of these different virus strains interact with the human cells.
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Marcus Hutchins, WannaCry 'Hero', Freed After Guilty Plea Over Banking Malware
A British cybersecurity expert who admitted writing and selling malware was spared prison Friday by a judge who said the misconduct was outweighed by his help in stopping a worldwide computer virus in 2017.
