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Tech Time Warp: Chernobyl, the first malware known to damage computer hardware

Tech Time Warp: Chernobyl, the first malware known to damage computer hardware

This installment of Tech Time Warp looks back as the fast‑approaching 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident—along with a new report on damage to the defunct facility’s outer protective structure—calls to mind an anniversary in malware history. The fast-approaching...

/ April 17, 2026