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Technology

Global computer virus begun mutating, German agency warns

Bonn, Germany  - A computer virus which has spread worldwide began mutating overnight, German...
» read full story April 09th, 2009 - 19:13
Number of Conficker.c-Infected PCs Much Bigger than Thought

Number of Conficker.c-Infected PCs Much Bigger than Thought

There are several estimations on the number of computers the Conficker.c worm infected since it was...
» read full story April 02nd, 2009 - 14:01

Conficker virus quiet on deadline day, but threat remains

San Francisco - Conficker, the April Fool's worm, began contacting pre-designated websites for...
» read full story April 01st, 2009 - 22:07

As April 1 deadline looms, researchers advance on Conficker worm

Researchers have discovered the first easy way to detect the presence of the Conficker computer...
» read full story March 31st, 2009 - 10:58

Teenage whizz-kid hacker gets a straight job

 A New Zealand teenage whizz-kid who admitted developing software that infected a million...
» read full story March 25th, 2009 - 12:34
Botnet Creator Gets 48 Months In Jail for Stealing Private Information

Botnet Creator Gets 48 Months In Jail for Stealing Private Information

A former security consultant with Mahalo was sentenced to 48 months in jail, after being accused of...
» read full story March 06th, 2009 - 14:59
Conficker Worm Infecting Millions of Systems

Conficker Worm Infecting Millions of Systems

During recent weeks, a worm has been affecting corporate, educational and public computer networks...
» read full story January 25th, 2009 - 13:52
Intego Announces Trojan Hidden In iWork ‘09

Intego Announces Trojan Hidden In iWork ‘09

The Internet security firm Intego has just announced that it has discovered a new Trojan horse in...
» read full story January 25th, 2009 - 12:55
Worm Infects 9 Million PCs So Far

Worm Infects 9 Million PCs So Far

Disturbing as it sounds, experts have just announced that a malicious worm which exploits a...
» read full story January 24th, 2009 - 12:46
Intego Warns over Pirated Version of iWork 09

Intego Warns over Pirated Version of iWork 09

Intego, a company which is specialized in producing security software for the Mac operating...
» read full story January 23rd, 2009 - 12:54
Prolific Worm Attacking Windows PCs

Prolific Worm Attacking Windows PCs

A prolific new worm has managed to infect over 3.5 million computers that run on the Windows...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 17:03

Srizbi Botnet Back in Hands of Spammers

One of the most harmful types of malware around of late, and one which is extremely difficult...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 15:00
Spam Botnet Rises From Ashes Despite Web Host Being Taken Down

Spam Botnet Rises From Ashes Despite Web Host Being Taken Down

It took approximately two weeks for the world’s biggest spammers to get back online and start...
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 14:35
Obama And McCain Targeted By Hackers

Obama And McCain Targeted By Hackers

A federal investigation revealed that the computer systems of both the Obama and McCain campaigns...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 20:24

Sinowal Trojan So Far Stolen 500,000 Account Details

Findings by security group RSA, which they have posted on their blog, indicated that the Trojan...
» read full story November 02nd, 2008 - 23:51
Spammers, Watch Out: World’s Largest Spam Gang Busted!

Spammers, Watch Out: World’s Largest Spam Gang Busted!

The Federal Trade Commission announced on Tuesday that, in collaboration with authorities in New...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 14:31
FBI: Beware of Valentine Day's Virus

FBI: Beware of Valentine Day's Virus

The Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a warning Tuesday saying that all the romantics across...
» read full story February 14th, 2008 - 19:09
Don’t Let Valentine Ruin Your Computer

Don’t Let Valentine Ruin Your Computer

The Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a warning Tuesday saying that all the romantics across...
» read full story February 13th, 2008 - 13:21
Storm Worm’ Hunt for Christmas

Storm Worm’ Hunt for Christmas

Although Christmas should be a moment of joy and peace, the already popular Storm botnet is still...
» read full story December 26th, 2007 - 16:59
LA Botnet Hacker Reaches Guilty Plea Deal

LA Botnet Hacker Reaches Guilty Plea Deal

Los Angeles hacker John Schiefer agreed to plead guilty to fraud and illegal wiretap charges...
» read full story November 10th, 2007 - 10:46
Trick or Treat Ron Paul?

Trick or Treat Ron Paul?

This could be the strangest ever Halloween joke! Or maybe it is not even related to Halloween and...
» read full story November 04th, 2007 - 14:00
Fake YouTube Emails May Infect Your PC

Fake YouTube Emails May Infect Your PC

It seems like the hackers never give up on inventing new methods to lure people to unsafe sites....
» read full story August 28th, 2007 - 22:43
Symantec Releases Norton AntiBot

Symantec Releases Norton AntiBot

In an attempt to combat the growing problem of the botnet pandemic, the security company Symantec...
» read full story July 17th, 2007 - 22:25
FBI Says 1 Million Computers Hijacked by Botherders

FBI Says 1 Million Computers Hijacked by Botherders

According to FBI more than 1 million computers are used by hackers in order to build their...
» read full story June 14th, 2007 - 20:28
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Business

Spam Rates Are Back Up

Spam Rates Are Back Up

The Web hosting service McColo was shut down earlier this month, as it has been proven beyond...
» read full story November 30th, 2008 - 12:42
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Specials

Conficker Worm: Huge Threat? April Fools Joke?

Conficker Worm: Huge Threat? April Fools Joke?

Everyone hopes that April 1 won’t actually be Zero Day for the Conficker worm, but if...
» read full story March 31st, 2009 - 14:01
Srizbi Botnet Is Back To Life

Srizbi Botnet Is Back To Life

Srizbi is one of the biggest botnets on the Internet, being responsible for 75% of the spam mail...
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 17:57
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