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The Stuxnet worm is a “groundbreaking” piece of malware so devious in its use of unpatched vulnerabilities, so sophisticated in its multi-pronged approach, that the security researchers who tore it apart believe it may be the work of state-backed professionals. “It’s amazing, really, the resources that went into this worm,” said Liam O Murchu, manager [...]

Microsoft took steps Tuesday to avoid repeating the debacle two months ago that left Windows XP users staring at the notorious “Blue Screen of Death” error message after they applied a patch. In February, a security update that fixed two flaws in the Windows kernel — the operating system’s most important component — wreaked havoc [...]

Seattle is the most dangerous city in the U.S. when it comes to cyber crime, Symantec said today. The Northwest sported two of the top 10, with Portland, Ore., ranked No. 10 in the list of the nation’s 50 largest metro areas. Rounding out the first five were Boston, Washington D.C., San Francisco, and Raleigh, [...]