Cyber-criminals could turn out the lights in America

Cyber-criminals could turn out the lights in America

The Conficker virus “failed” to deliver a suspected payload on April Fools Day, Microsoft claims 97% of emails sent are spam and cyber-criminals could make the lights go out in America.

US government officials admitted that software had been “left behind” - presumably over upgrades and system changes. Should a hacker gain access to the software, they may be able to shut down the entire US power grid! The hilarious thing is that the US Homeland Security Secretary admits [they] have known about the vunerability for years! Makes me wonder what the IT guys over there have been getting up to?

While most of us don’t work for the US power grid, we still use computers in our daily lives and so it’s just as important to keep your computer safe against viruses! I recommend AVG Anti-virus - it’s a very good package and you can download a free copy of AVG here.