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Computer Virus Hits International Space Station

Thursday August 28, 2008
According to MSNBC, NASA officials have no idea how a virus designed to swipe passwords from online gamers has suddenly shown up in some laptop computers aboard the international space station.

First detected on July 25, the worm, identified as W32.Gammima.AG, did not infect the space station's command and control computers and poses no threat to the station. According to NASA spokesperson Kelly Humphries, "This is basically a nuisance. We'll do our best to track down how it got there and close that gateway. This is not a frequent occurrence, but we have had viruses that have made their way on board before."

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