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A credit-card-stealing virus is coming for your Instagram likes

Good news: Your credit card info is worth less to hackers than ever. Bad news: Now they want your social media.

On Aug 17, 2013 by Aja Romano

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Magna Carta Holy Malware: Hackers sabotage Jay-Z’s Android app

Hackers sabotage Jay-Z's Samsung-exclusive album release with an anti-surveillance message.

On Jul 4, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

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Stuxnet virus may have actually helped the Iranian nuclear program

A new report claims the virus was ill-timed and ineffective, diagnosing a vulnerability in Iranian's system that had not yet been discovered. 

On May 15, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

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Scammer copied entire fundraiser from Kickstarter to Indiegogo

This industrious scammer had a better PR strategy than the guys he was ripping off.

On Apr 25, 2013 by Kevin Morris

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Facebook: Child exploitation photos aren’t “sexually explicit”

At first, Facebook refused to remove a page that encouraged followers to gawk at young girls because it didn't contain "sexually explicit content."

On Apr 15, 2013 by Kevin Morris

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Senior Chinese colonel blames U.S. for deadly avian flu outbreak

A senior colonel in China's air force says the United States is to blame for a recent deadly avian flu outbreak.

On Apr 9, 2013 by Kevin Morris

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The Stuxnet virus is much older than anyone thought

A virused used to target nuclear facilities in Iran is five years older than we thought. It could have been used to precipitate an explosion at a nuclear plant. 

On Feb 27, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

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Reading the big exposé on Chinese hackers could get you hacked

A blockbuster report on the Chinese government's alleged hacking operation is being used as bait to spread a trojan virus via email.

On Feb 22, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Why Google temporarily blocked Twitpic with a malware notice

Twitpic itself wasn't responsible for any malware, but malicious sites were apparently spreading viruses through the Twitter photo sharing site.

On Dec 31, 2012 by Curt Hopkins

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Trolls hack Tumblr: “Never expected it to get this big”

A Tumblr post infected with a worm has spreading like wildfire, making many users' dashboards entirely unusable. 

On Dec 3, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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277,000 may be without Internet Monday

The FBI is shutting down two temporary Domain Name Systems that are affected by a DNSCharger virus.  

On Jul 5, 2012 by Michelle Jaworski