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Known as W32.Gammima.AG, it is a worm that spreads through removable media such
as USB drives and external hard drives, and is known to steal online gamers' user
names and passwords. Gamimma steals sensitive information for various online
games, including ROHAN, R2 (Reign of Revolution), Talesweaver, Seal Online, and
several games popular mainly in China, including ZhengTu and HuangYi Online,
according to Symantec. The Gamimma worm was first discovered on August 27, 2008.
See "Password
Stealing Worm Catches NASA Napping" on
internetnews.com
Also see "The
Difference Between a Virus, Worm and Trojan Horse" in the
Did You Know?"
section of Webopedia.
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 Password Stealing Worm Catches NASA Napping
You'd think the United States' space agency, which conducts highly sensitive research and has had its servers hacked before would be extremely thorough about computer security, but that does not appear to be the case. A worm that steals online gamers' user names and passwords has been running rampant on laptops on the International Space Station (ISS).
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