Unfortunately, millions of us have had this misfortune, and then spent hours — sometimes days — cleaning, restoring and recovering from a computer virus. Today, many pieces of malware are designed to attack specific targets, such as the Stuxnet worm …
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The Japanese authorities have had a lot of trouble pursuing cyber attacks on corporations … The new legislation will make the creation or distribution of a computer virus, without a reasonable cause, a crime punishable by three years in prison or …
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Japan has passed a law making it a criminal offence to create or distribute computer viruses, plugging an important legal … having previously struggled to bring the perpetrators of cyber-attacks to justice. The legislation also brings the country in …
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The power grid is probably more vulnerable to cyber attacks than security experts would like to … for instance, inserting a virus or computer worm into a low security site, such as in your home’s smart grid, to gain access to more secure systems up …
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