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Worm targeting October Microsoft flaw

A worm out in the wild persuades Microsoft to issue another warning to install an out-of-band patch.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 28 Nov 2008 at 16:27

Security/News

virus

Conficker worm hits Oxford Brookes University

Oxford Brookes is the latest to be hit by the Conficker bug that has plagued networks this year.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 5 Oct 2009 at 11:54

Security/News

Porn surfing Apple Mac users hit by worm attacks

If you think that you’re safe surfing for porn on a Mac computer, you’re sadly mistaken.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 12 Jun 2009 at 16:25

Security/News

Conficker Worm

Conficker worm hits Greater Manchester Police

One of the biggest threats to computer security in 2009 has kicked off 2010 with an attack on the Greater Manchester Police force.

By Jennifer Scott, 2 Feb 2010 at 14:35

Security/News

Harry Potter worm infecting PCs

Users facing a nasty surprise if they try to use infected USB sticks claiming to contain the final Harry Potter book - The Deathly Hallows.

By Martine Schroeder, 29 Jun 2007 at 17:11

Security/News

eBooks

iTunes hit by book worm hackers?

Apple iTunes seems to have been hit by hackers accessing accounts in order to buy up books after a reported anomaly in the sales chart.

By Tom Brewster, 5 Jul 2010 at 11:43

Security/News

Apple Mac

2010 a ‘busy year’ for Mac security threats

A range of Mac security threats emerged last year, including the notorious Koobface worm.

By Tom Brewster, 21 Jan 2011 at 11:39

Macs/News

Arrested

Iran claims Stuxnet spy arrests

An Iranian official has claimed the arrests of an unspecified number of spies associated with an investigation into the Stuxnet worm.

By Tom Brewster, 4 Oct 2010 at 14:47

Security/News

Facebook logo

Facebook confirms ‘Fakebook’ phishing attacks

A rapidly spreading phishing worm has been hitting Facebook users, looking for usernames and passwords.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 1 May 2009 at 11:18

Security/News

Conficker lets hundreds of drivers escape traffic fines

The worm costs Manchester City Council millions of pounds - but saved a few hundred drivers some cash.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 1 Jul 2009 at 17:22

Security/News

Happy 20th birthday to the internet worm!

IT PRO celebrates (if that’s the best word) the birth of a threat that changed the face of internet security forever.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 31 Oct 2008 at 16:32

Security/News

UPnP malware "by end of week"

Security researcher predicts worm or virus that exploits flaw in Windows UPnP to hit internet in next few days.

By Rene Millman, 12 Apr 2007 at 15:00

Security/News

Infection

Barracuda: Stuxnet 'underplayed and overplayed'

The Stuxnet worm is highly complex, but it is not widespread and is missing a clean-up mechanism, Barracuda's CRO says.

By Tom Brewster, 15 Oct 2010 at 13:54

Security/News

Spam now arriving with virus attached

New spam attacks leave email recipients infected with Storm worm variant.

By Rene Millman, 27 Apr 2007 at 17:57

Security/News

Experts warn companies to patch against Rinbot worm

CNN taken offline as Rinbot strikes at Symantec anti-virus applications.

By Rene Millman, 2 Mar 2007 at 11:49

Security/News

Malware

Stuxnet developers made ‘too many mistakes’

A researcher suggests the notorious Stuxnet worm was not actually technically astounding.

By Tom Brewster, 19 Jan 2011 at 11:30

Security/News

Dref worm drifts to top of virus charts

Dref races to top spot as users clear through backlog of emails.

By Rene Millman, 3 Jan 2007 at 12:41

Security/News

Week in Review: Conficker waking up?

The Conficker worm is back again, but this time it might not be an April Fool’s joke.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 9 Apr 2009 at 12:03

Security/News

Android

Could Android be the next target for worm attacks?

Jail-broken iPhones have already been targeted, but what does this mean for Android, which has a more open OS?

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 23 Nov 2009 at 14:36

Public Sector/News

Worm targets Symantec users

New malware exploits critical vulnerability in two Symantec products.

By Rene Millman, 18 Dec 2006 at 12:49

Security/News

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