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International Space Station attacked by ‘virus epidemics’ 
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http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2 ... cs-malware

Headline's OTT but you get the idea...

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A network connected laptop is not a USB storage device. :?

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The Windows XP-based laptops on the ISS were infected with a virus called W32.Gammima.AG in 2008, after a cosmonaut brought a compromised laptop aboard which spread the malware to the networked computers.

Should have pushed him out of the airlock. :lol:

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