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
Mountain View Hospital, also located in Idaho Falls, was similarly affected by the computer virus, officials said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
When a computer virus paralyzed machinery at his employer, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Mr. Lee pulled a 48-hour shift to help fix the problem.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2023
Maybe the computer virus will bring the whole system down, or maybe bring it to heel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2021
A computer virus was the perfect piece of sabotage: invisible and instantaneous.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
