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  1. jes

    Malicious virus shuttered US power plant

    Malicious virus shuttered US power plant A computer virus attacked a turbine control system at a U.S. power company when a technician unknowingly inserted an infected USB computer drive into the network
  2. K

    Virus on my external HDD

    Today I got a whole bunch of stuff from a friend on my external hard-drive, and only after I had plugged it in did I realise that he probably has a virus. His laptop is a top of the range alien-ware laptop, but it lagged heavily even opening files, and it refused to open task manager. I asked...
  3. J

    Kaspersky discovers miniFlame cyber attack program

    Kaspersky finds new “high-value” malware Kaspersky Labs has discovered a new “miniFlame” program, which is designed for precise cyber espionage attacks
  4. J

    Oil company attack one of the most destructive viruses to date

    Shamoon virus is “most destructive yet” The virus which compromised the systems of a Saudi Arabian oil company is said to be the most destructive attack the private business sector has seen
  5. J

    Scareware scheme tricks users into buying PC fixes

    “Scareware” scheme operators fined The US has ordered the operators of a “scareware” scheme to pay $163 million for tricking computer users
  6. J

    New viruses traced back to United States

    New computer viruses emerge from US Cyber clues have traced a set of new unrecognisable viruses back to the United States
  7. J

    Vehicle computer hacks are a cause for concern

    Cars are vulnerable to computer hacks Hacking experts work away to find vulnerabilities in electronic vehicle security through viruses in the system
  8. missionimpossible

    Cell C 2GB 3G - possibility I have a virus

    I have a Cell C 2GB 3G - 12 months (which I paid R1499 once off). I did some basic browsing today, checked my mail and looked at a few sites and just noticed that I have utilized 300MB of data (I probably used the internet for not more than an hour). My 2GB usually gets loaded on the 1st of...
  9. Jan

    DNS changer malware infected PCs to lose Internet access today

    “Internet Doomsday” is here Computer users around the world infected with malware may lose their Internet access today
  10. J

    New virus could bring a quarter-million PCs to their knees

    Virus could take out around 250,000 PCs A new malware could blackout a signifficant number of home and work PCs
  11. O

    News 24 Hacked

    Hi, okay the STRANGEST thing happened today. Went to news24.com , clicked on a link on the home page about CSA and SARU being scammed. Except, when I clicked on the link instead of (http://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/CSA-SARU-targeted-by-scammer-20120206) I got a redirect to this url...
  12. jes

    TopTV website appears to have been hacked

    TopTV website appears to have been hacked Anti-virus programs are reporting that the TopTV website is serving malware
  13. jes

    Android malware threats have doubled in 6 months

    Android malware threats have doubled in 6 months Users of the Android mobile OS are twice as likely to be hit by malware than they were six months ago
  14. jes

    Warning of fake anti-virus imitating Microsoft update

    Warning of fake anti-virus imitating Microsoft update Sophos warns users about professional looking, fake Microsoft anti-virus updates.
  15. jes

    Facebook Christmas tree virus is a hoax

    Facebook Christmas tree virus is a hoax Sophos advised Facebook users that a warning about a Christmas tree application spreading a virus is a hoax
  16. jes

    Common Mac-based malware detailed

    Common Mac-based malware detailed The most common Mac-based malware is revealed by Sophos
  17. CntrlAltDel

    Trojan messed up my admin account

    Hey guys i need a bit of help, their was around 374 viruses found on my PC (MALMWARE) and 2 trojans, all of them had been removed but it scared my pc, my default Administrator account is called "Admin", but the trojan some how changed my Administrator account (ADMIN) in to a normal standard...
  18. JerryMungo

    Flash media andpreventing autorun.inf malware

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  19. jes

    Stuxnet worm - the spectre of a new form of cyber war?

    Stuxnet worm - the spectre of a new form of cyber war? A mysterious computer worm that has struck Iran has raised the spectre of a cyber attack as a new weapon of war
  20. jes

    Cracks in computer defenses abound says IBM

    Cracks in computer defenses abound says IBM IBM on Wednesday reported that the number of discovered cracks that hackers could exploit in computer software surged in the first half of the year.
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