computer virus
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The scam began with a pop-up alert about a computer virus and instructions to call a number to get the problem resolved.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2023
A decade ago, there were reports of a co-ordinated US-Israeli attack involving the use of the Stuxnet computer virus to disrupt the Iranian nuclear programme.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 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 2012, the kingdom’s oil giant found itself hit by the so-called Shamoon computer virus, which deleted hard drives and then displayed a picture of a burning American flag on computer screens.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2021
A computer virus was the perfect piece of sabotage: invisible and instantaneous.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
