A computer virus hits the federal agency, affecting the performance of the government's IT system that manages visa approvals, according to published reports.
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Variants of the Zotob worm caused damage to Visa and American Express' internal networks yesterday, but both companies said their transactional systems were unaffected. However, carmaker Holden had to pay a bigger price.
Havoc caused by variants of the Zotob worm could have been far worse had they not contained 'flaws', security companies said.
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