Infected MP3 players: Is your business at risk?

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Infected MP3 players: Is your business at risk?

Two of the world's most recognised brands, McDonalds and Apple Computer were connected to unknowingly selling virus infected MP3 players, last month. What happened, how will it affect your business, and who’s to blame? Negar Salek investigates.

Thousands of malware-infected MP3 players have reportedly been sold in recent months, potentially harming several un-protected home and office computers around the world. Initial reports broke in Japan in mid-October, approximately two weeks after McDonalds gave away ten thousand MP3 players as ...

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