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‘Darkhotel’ Malware Targets Guests at High-End Hotels in Asia, Report Says

Business executives traveling in Asia and elsewhere have become victims of malware called Darkhotel, a bug that targets guests of high-end hotels through their networks, a computer-security firm said. The bug invades personal devices after tricking users into downloading a …

Computers at Growing Risk of Hijack by Botnet Viruses, U.S. Says

The threat posed by criminal hackers who use networks of secretly hijacked computers has increased “dramatically” over the past several years, a top U.S. Justice Department prosecutor testified Tuesday. Leslie Caldwell, the assistant attorney general for the department’s criminal division, …

Hackers Target Global Tanker, Container Shipping Fleet

The next hacker playground: the open seas – and the oil tankers and container vessels that ship 90 percent of the goods moved around the planet. In this internet age, as more devices are hooked up online, so they become …