Researchers breach security using DNA
Malware was installed onto DNA as genetic letters and then translated into code using a DNA sequencer
![The work has been called '[the first] DNA-based exploit of a computer system.'](/api/v1/wps/284bb3d/a11d91db-5505-44a5-9314-177750f60584/1/blue-dna-580x358.jpg "The work has been called '[the first] DNA-based exploit of a computer system.'")
The work has been called '[the first] DNA-based exploit of a computer system.'
The next step in cyber warfare downplays the ‘cyber' part - in favour of genetics. Researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle have ‘installed' malware into DNA that they purchased online,...
More on Security
Partner Insight: Why security is a human problem first
How do you address IT leaders' dual concerns around remote working and cyber security?
British firms paid more than £200m in ransoms last year
British firms paid the sixth-highest total ransom amount to attackers last year, after the USA, Italy, Germany, Spain and France
Microsoft in talks to acquire TikTok, despite Presidential warnings - updated
Microsoft is considering acquiring popular app TikTok's US operations, despite security concerns and the possibility of a ban in the near future
EU imposes sanctions against Chinese, Russian and North Korean hackers over cyber attacks
This is the first time that EU has imposed sanctions against cyber attacks
Back to Top
