Cybercriminals from China have assigned a novel virtual weapon which targets the department of homeland security (DHS), the defense department, and various US agencies and business, security researchers said by security firm alien vault.

A computer system at JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) equivalent to the U.S. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has contracted a viral infection resulting in potential data leakage from the agency's HTV (H-11 Transfer Vehicle), reports The Mainichi Daily News dated January 16, 2012.

According to researchers working with the Bkav Security Company, over 4.2m PCs across Vietnam contracted infection from the W32.Sality.PE virus during 2011, with a mean 11,000 PCs getting additionally contaminated every day. Also, fresh malware strains that surfaced counted an estimated 38,961, reports SOHA THONG TIN on January 12, 2012.

After the control systems of American military drones became contaminated with Windows USB viruses in 2011, there has been a shift of these control systems to adopting Linux operating system, published TheRegister on January 12, 2012.