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Colette Bennett— March 6

a sick computer-head man

How domain fraud is like a sexually transmitted disease

Howard Greenstein— May 10

AKW Gundremmingen

Computer viruses found infecting German nuclear plant

Selena Larson— April 27

padlock

The first ransomware for Mac computers was just discovered

AJ Dellinger— March 7

rootkit code

At the Malware Museum, a nostalgic gallery of old-school viruses

AJ Dellinger— February 8

Now everyone thinks ‘Be Like Bill’ memes are data-stealing viruses

Miles Klee— January 28

stack of e coli

Scientists are tracking the microbes in city subways on a cool interactive map

Cynthia McKelvey— January 26

virus

A Wiccan witch claims she can kill computer viruses with magic, but experts aren’t convinced

AJ Dellinger— January 15

a graphic of a key, made out of data

New vigilante malware protects your computer from the bad guys

Patrick Howell O'Neill— October 1

A sneaky Android virus infected apps in the Google Play Store and third-party markets

Patrick Howell O'Neill— September 22

vomiting robot

Scientists built a vomiting robot to help them study the spread of viruses

Cynthia McKelvey— August 21

Spam

For the first time in 12 years, more email is non-spam than spam

AJ Dellinger— July 17

Macbook on desk

Teen who created a new way to take your computer hostage calls it quits

Joseph Cox— June 4

Lawyer says cops tried to trick him into downloading malware

JC Sevcik— April 15

This interactive map projects the spread of a zombie apocalypse

Mike Wehner— March 19

Elderly Lady in Front of Computer

A Facebook bug is tagging your mom in porn

Miles Klee— February 11

Arrow Pointing to Thunderbolt Port on Mac

This new Mac virus goes untraced and can’t be removed

Alex La Ferla— January 12

Skull and Cross Bones in Front of Data Stream

Researchers suspect a government’s hand in major new malware ‘Regin’

Rob Price— November 24

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