Hackers of the future could use malware stored in DNA to infect computers

Researchers from the University of Washington have figured out a way to take over a computer by encoding malicious software into physical strands of DNA.

In its most basic form, the DNA is a way of storing information, and its strands are made from four building blocks — A, C, G, and T. 

But these letters can also be used to store information that can be analyzed by a computer — and that's exactly what the Washington team did. 

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In a paper that will be presented at a security symposium in Vancouver, Canada, on August 17, researchers explained how they stored malware in synthetic DNA, then gained control of the computer by targeting security loopholes in the DNA analysis software. Read more...

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