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Stuxnet opens cracks in Iran nuclear program

Wednesday, 26 October 2011 [an error occurred while processing this directive] commentsArticle has audio
Great Moments in Science A politically motivated cyber-attack was recently successful in penetrating the computer defences of governments. Dr Karl pursues the path taken by the computer worm, Stuxnet, as it attacks a uranium processing plant in Iran.
Subjects: nuclear-issues, computers-and-technology, internet, hacking, viruses, greatmomentsinscience, drkarl, podcasts

Stuxnet unleashes malware warfare

Tuesday, 18 October 2011 [an error occurred while processing this directive] commentsArticle has audio
Great Moments in Science In 2010, Iran revealed its nuclear program was attacked by a type of computer virus. Dr Karl peers down the pipe at the murky world of computer viruses, spyware and digital-age intrigue.
Subjects: computers-and-technology, internet, hacking, viruses, greatmomentsinscience, drkarl, podcasts

Experts believe the target of the 'cyber attack' was the nuclear power plant in Bushehr, Iran Software smart bomb aimed at Iran: experts

Friday, 24 September 2010
Computer security experts are studying a new cyber weapon: a software smart bomb that may have been crafted to find and sabotage a nuclear facility in Iran.
Subjects: computers-and-technology, viruses, nuclear-energy, software Locations: iran-islamic-republic-of

Some experts are cautious about using tests that pick up the virus as a primary screening tool Experts debate use of HPV test

Wednesday, 28 April 2010
News analysis A new Finnish study has confirmed that an HPV test picks up more pre-cancerous cells than a conventional pap smear, but experts don't agree on what this means for cervical cancer prevention programs.
Subjects: viruses, dna-testing, cervical-and-vulval-cancers, newsanalysis Locations: australia, sydney-2000, the-university-of-sydney-2006, finland

Spam is an unsolicited electronic message sent out to advertise a company, product or service. Spam wars

Thursday, 23 October 2003
Feature It's the scourge of the Internet: flooding the globe's email servers night and day; billions of messages stalking inboxes, frustrating users, swallowing up bandwidth. Spam is sabotaging the world's email system but what's being done to fight it?
Subjects: computers-and-technology, internet, viruses, indepthfeature

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