Computer Viruses Make It To Orbit

By Baseline , published on August 28, 2008 at 9:50 AM
Source: Tom's Guide | Keywords: , , | Themes: Business, The Internet
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Nasa has confirmed that laptops carried to the ISS in July were infected with a virus known as Gammima.AG. The worm was first detected on Earth in August 2007 and lurks on infected machines waiting to steal login names for popular online games.

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