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Unable to Crack Computer Virus, Security Firm Seeks Help – New York Times (blog)

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Unable to Crack Computer Virus, Security Firm Seeks Help
New York Times (blog)
Five days after a computer security firm disclosed the discovery of Gauss, a computer virus targeting computers in Lebanon, they issued a cry for help. Among Gauss's most puzzling components is an encrypted “warhead” that watches for a specific …
Mystery font baffles computer security experts3News NZ
Security firm: New computer virus prowling MideastDaily Local News
While origin unclear, Gauss indicates malware tool boomIDG News Service
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SPAWAR IA2D effort seeks to secure Android devices – FierceGovernmentIT

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SPAWAR IA2D effort seeks to secure Android devices
FierceGovernmentIT
The virtual machine, known as Dalvik, is the source of most of Android's security problems, said Tony Stafford, technical manager for emerging technology-security at the Navy's SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic. The Dalvik allows apps to escalate …

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Japan seeks victims’ help to battle hackers – AsiaOne

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Cyber-attacks against specific organizations or individuals are often launched by sending e-mail that appears to be from a friend or client of the target, but contains a computer virus that enables hackers to access data in the target’s computer system.
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Japanese government seeks victims’ help to battle online hackers – Sacramento Bee

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Virtually no details of such attacks or resulting damage have been disclosed to … appears to be from a friend or client of the target but actually contains a computer virus that enables hackers to access data in the target’s computer system.
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