Zee Media Bureau
Sydney: In a significant breakthrough, a team of scientists in the UK have reportedly created a digital virus that can spread through the air like a biological disease.
The airborne virus codenamed 'Chameleon' has been designed by the researchers at the University of Liverpool. The virus spreads as quickly as the common cold and works on Wi-Fi waves to spread from network to network.
Computer security expert Professor Alan Marshall said that it was earlier assumed that it wasn't possible to develop a virus that could attack Wi-Fi networks, but they have successfully demonstrated that it was possible and that could spread quickly, news.com.au reports.
The report says that the 'Chameleon' virus multiplies faster when it enters densely populated areas because there are more networks to feed off.
The virus' tendrils are particularly capable of infiltrating less well-protected networks, such as free hot spots at cafés and public places, added the report.
With Agency Inputs
First Published: Thursday, February 27, 2014, 19:34
