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Nearly 300K Could Lose Internet Access Monday

FBI urging people to see if their computer is infected

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 5, 2012 8:38 AM CDT | Updated Jul 5, 2012 9:10 AM CDT

(Newser) – Nearly 300,000 computers could be knocked off the Internet Monday, when the FBI shuts down a temporary system that's been running since last year. The problem started when hackers took control of more than 570,000 computers worldwide in an online ad scam,...   Read full story »

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FBI • computer virus • malware • DNS • DNS Changer

 
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