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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. what?? by bariswheel · · Score: 0, Redundant

    come again?! fells russian stock exchange? pc loadletter?? what the @#% does that mean??

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  2. Re:Name typo? by Rayin · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You spelled Mercantile wrong. I guess slashdot posters are getting dumber by the day :)

  3. Has to be said... by skochak · · Score: 0, Redundant

    In soviet russia... *ducks*

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