current computer technology: An Unknown Hacker Group Claims That It Shut Down the World's Largest Oil Company?And That They'll Do It Again [Hacking]

Thursday, August 23, 2012

An Unknown Hacker Group Claims That It Shut Down the World's Largest Oil Company?And That They'll Do It Again [Hacking]

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The NY Times is reporting that unknown computer hackers who call themselves "Cutting Sword of Justice" have claimed responsibility for spreading a malicious virus into Saudi Aramco, the Saudi government-owned oil company that's also the world's largest, and destroying three-quarters of all its computers. The hackers used a similar virus as the government created Flame. [NY Times] More »