computer virus

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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

He started it in 1987 in his small house in Santa Clara, Calif., in response to the news of a Pakistani computer virus called Brain, thought to be the first to attack personal computers.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2021

A computer virus was the perfect piece of sabotage: invisible and instantaneous.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz