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  • U.S. power companies under frequent cyberattack
  • A survey of U.S. utilities shows many are facing frequent cyberattacks that could threaten a highly interdependent power grid supplying more than 300 million people, according to a congressional report.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/computerworld/s/feed/topic/85/~4/IJEfj_lChq8" height="1" width="1"/>
  • Researchers find critical vulnerabilities in popular game engines
  • Security researchers found serious vulnerabilities in the engines of several popular first-person shooter video games that could allow attackers to compromise their online servers and the computers of players accessing them.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/computerworld/s/feed/topic/85/~4/gaCpACtbCXU" height="1" width="1"/>
  • Telenor cyberespionage attack has Indian origins
  • A recent intrusion on the computer network of Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor was the result of a large cyberespionage operation of Indian origin that for the past few years has targeted business, government and political organizations from different countries, according to researchers from security firm Norman Shark.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/computerworld/s/feed/topic/85/~4/tTj4rWhzt8w" height="1" width="1"/>
  • Researchers uncover new global cyberespionage operation dubbed Safe
  • Security researchers from Trend Micro have uncovered an active cyberespionage operation that so far has compromised computers belonging to government ministries, technology companies, media outlets, academic research institutions and nongovernmental organizations from over 100 countries.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/computerworld/s/feed/topic/85/~4/YldoO_vsxCg" height="1" width="1"/>
  • New Mac spyware found on Angolan activist&#39;s computer
  • Previously unknown Mac OS X spyware, signed with a valid Apple Developer ID, has turned up on the laptop of an activist from Angola at a human rights conference in Norway.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/computerworld/s/feed/topic/85/~4/U-l_1Xifhlw" height="1" width="1"/>
  • In a sea of malware, viruses make a small comeback
  • The computer virus seems to be making a subtle comeback.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/computerworld/s/feed/topic/85/~4/-dQ2C-gQBdc" height="1" width="1"/>
  • More Malware and Vulnerabilities News
  • View more Malware and Vulnerabilities news and analysis from Computerworld.com<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/computerworld/s/feed/topic/85/~4/Pk8GxBGJqNg" height="1" width="1"/>