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Network worm infects millions of Windows PCs

The Conficker worm has gone from small beginnings to a very serious threat to business network security.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 16 Jan 2009 at 15:04

Security/News

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Timeline: A year of the Conficker worm

The Conficker worm is one year old, according to Trend Micro.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 5 Nov 2009 at 11:20

Industry & Public Sector/News

OpenDNS and Kaspersky team up to block Conficker

IT admins are offered a free tool by OpenDNS which could stop the Conficker worm from spreading, thanks to Kaspersky figuring out the worm's...

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 9 Feb 2009 at 16:14

Security/News

Malicious worms top web threat list

The classic worm attack has hit back with a vengeance - targeting business networks, social networks and smartphones.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 8 Apr 2009 at 14:04

Security/News

Conficker worm hits the House of Commons network

It's not April 1st yet, but reports say that Conficker may have wormed its way into what may be its biggest target yet.

By Barry Collins, 27 Mar 2009 at 17:20

Security/News

Fastest-spreading email worm 'MyDoom' turns five

Back in 2004, email servers were overrun by a worm which sent out spam distributing junk mail through infected computers.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 26 Jan 2009 at 12:59

Security/News

New variant of Conficker strikes

New Conficker variant talks to servers associated with the Waledac botnet, and downloads an ‘unknown’ payload.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 9 Apr 2009 at 12:17

Security/News

Researchers find new variant of Conficker worm

Researchers think that the new variant may be trying to get around attempts by the industry to bring it down.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 20 Feb 2009 at 17:24

Security/News

Timeline: The life of the email virus MyDoom

It started off a fast-growing email worm spamming through junk mail, and then switched to a distributed Denial of Service (DoS) attack bringing...

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 26 Jan 2009 at 15:17

Security/News

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Malicious worm turns iPhones into zombies

Jail-broken iPhones are targeted in an attack which could make them part of a botnet.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 23 Nov 2009 at 12:15

Industry & Public Sector/News

Rick Astley bug on iPhone

Rick Astley iPhone worm spreads into the wild

The iPhone suffers its first ever worm attack, and Rick Astley's involved.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 9 Nov 2009 at 10:33

Industry & Public Sector/News

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Was the release of an iPhone worm justified?

The Rick Astley wallpaper-spreading ikee iPhone worm only targeted jailbroken phones, so did the users deserve what they got?

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 10 Nov 2009 at 12:16

Industry & Public Sector/News

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No Rick as second worm targets iPhones

Pandora’s box has been opened as another iPhone worm is released into the wild, but this one looks much more of a problem as it doesn’t reveal...

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 11 Nov 2009 at 16:58

Management/News

No Conficker meltdown as 1 April ‘deadline’ passes

There's been no global computer armageddon, as predicted by security experts, but did the hype cause more harm than good?

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 1 Apr 2009 at 11:31

Security/News

What’s Conficker going to do on April Fools' Day?

The answer is that nobody knows, but security researchers may have a breakthrough that could mean network admins won’t have to find out the hard...

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 30 Mar 2009 at 15:05

Security/News

The Conficker worm makes a comeback

One security company says that the most high profile malware threat of 2009, Conficker, is re-emerging.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 1 Sep 2009 at 14:47

Security/News

Microsoft offers $250,000 Conficker bounty

In an attempt to combat the worm that’s been plaguing the internet, the software giant is offering a $250,000 reward for information on the gang...

By Miya Knights, 13 Feb 2009 at 12:04

Security/News

Nearly a third blame IT managers for Conficker worm

Are IT departments to blame for not defending their businesses properly?

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 20 Jan 2009 at 15:45

Security/News

Twitter API weak link for worm attacks

Unless Twitter does something about hackers abusing its API, worm attacks are likely to continue.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 27 May 2009 at 15:53

Security/News

Microsoft warns of copycat Conficker worm

A modified version of an old worm has taken notes from Conficker and is using similar attacks.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 6 Apr 2009 at 11:07

Security/News

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