TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president accused Israel and the West of being behind a pair of daring bomb attacks that killed one nuclear … sabotage it — whether by assassination or by the computer virus. The United States and its allies say Iran is …
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THE International Atomic Energy Agency could add computer security at nuclear plants to its remit after it emerged that stuxnet, the first computer worm known to attack industrial … a much larger program than most viruses – and that the differing …
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Jacob Aron / New Scientist:
First replicating creature spawned in life simulator — IF YOU found a self-replicating organism living inside your computer, your first instinct might be to reach for the antivirus software. If, however, you are Andrew Wade, an avid player in the two-dimensional, mathematical universe known …
A British scientist has become the first man in the world to become infected with a computer virus, highlighting the growing concerns researchers have about the security risks of Web-connected medical devices. Mark Gasson, a scientist from the University of Reading, said he has become “contaminated …
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