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Computer Virus Fells Russian Stock Exchange

Posted by Zonk on from the doesn't-pick-up-after-itself dept.

azav wrote to mention the New Scientist story detailing the computer virus that brought down the Russian Stock Exchange. From the article: "As the world waited for one computer virus to strike on Friday, another wriggled its way into the Russian stock exchange and knocked it offline. Computer experts had warned that 3 February could bring gloom for many as a computer virus called Nyxem was scheduled to start deleting files on machines it had infected."

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  1. Wargames by digital-madman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Virus? I wanted to play Global Thermonuclear War....

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  2. Russia has a stock exchange? by heatdeath · · Score: 4, Funny

    And they use computers? This is excellent news!

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  3. Re:Ah, but they didn't say.... by TIMxPx · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's four 286s and an Apple IIe in Vlad Putin's cousin's basement.

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  4. Obligatory... by David+Horn · · Score: 3, Funny

    In Russia, stock exchange fells you!

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