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Duqu malware spurs new Stuxnet-style conspiracy theory

20
Oct
2011

The news wires have been abuzz for the past few days with stories of “a new Stuxnet”. This son-of-Stuxnet malware goes by the orthographically curious name of Duqu. (According to Symantec, Duqu got its name “because it creates files with the file name prefix ~DQ“. On those grounds, Duqu is a silly name. It should […]

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Microsoft buying Skype for $8.5 billion

10
May
2011

NEW YORK (AFP) – Microsoft (MSFT) is buying Internet phone service company Skype for $8.5 billion dollars in a move aimed at carving out a bigger presence in an online arena dominated by Google and Facebook. The acquisition of Skype, which had reportedly also attracted interest from Cisco, Facebook and Google, is the largest ever by […]

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