computer virus
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Before that, US and Israeli cyber sleuths were able to insert a devastating computer virus, codenamed Stuxnet, into Iran's centrifuges, which caused them to spin out of control.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2025
Maybe the computer virus will bring the whole system down, or maybe bring it to heel.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2021
The computer virus Stuxnet, which is widely believed to have been developed by the United States and Israel, was discovered in 2010 after it was used to attack a uranium enrichment facility in Iran.
From Reuters • Oct. 26, 2021
In Graham, a small city a couple of hours west of Dallas, the computer virus attacked a police server housing body-camera videos, causing hundreds of them to be lost, said Sgt.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2021
A computer virus was the perfect piece of sabotage: invisible and instantaneous.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
