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

The scam began with a pop-up alert about a computer virus and instructions to call a number to get the problem resolved.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 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

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

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

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz