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Deep computer-spying network touched 103 countries

By Jeremy Kirk
A 10-month cyberespionage investigation has found that 1,295 computers in 103 countries and belonging to international institutions have been spied on, with some circumstantial evidence suggesting China may be to blame. Read full story

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  5. Will IBM layoffs mean more jobs sent overseas?
  6. Nasty new worm targets home routers, cable modems
  7. Solid-state flash products hit market en masse
  8. IPv6 is not backwards compatible, developers admit
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