Tag Archive for: attacks

Phishing attacks grow more insidious – Earthtimes

Frankfurt – A phishing attack used to consist of a somewhat unprofessional looking email that criminals hoped unsuspecting persons would open, clearing the way for access to private data. But those days are long gone. Now criminals have gone wholesale online.
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Computer attacks on Iranian industrial facilities linked to wealthy group or nation – Seattle Times

A powerful computer code attacking industrial facilities around the world, but mainly in Iran, probably was created by experts working for a country or a well-funded private group, according to an analysis by a leading computer security company. The …
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Computer Attacks Linked to Wealthy Group or Nation, Analyst Says – FOX News

Unlike a virus, which is created to attack computer code, a worm is designed to take over systems, such as those that open doors or turn physical processes on or off.
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Computer attacks linked to wealthy group or nation – msnbc.com

WASHINGTON – A powerful computer code attacking industrial facilities around the world, but mainly in Iran, probably was created by experts working for a country or a well-funded private group, according to an analysis by a leading computer security …
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