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A couple suspected of helping spread some of the Internet's most aggressive computer viruses has been arrested in the English city of Manchester, police said Wednesday.
Law enforcement computers were struck by a mystery computer virus Thursday, forcing the FBI and the U.S. Marshals to shut down part of their networks as a precaution.
University of Utah officials say a computer virus has infected more than 700 campus computers, including those at the school's three hospitals.
A virus is playing havoc with the municipal court operations in Houston.
In a Jan. 17 story about a computer virus, The Associated Press misidentified the chief research officer at antivirus firm F-Secure. His name is Mikko Hypponen, not Nikko Hypponen.
A computer virus that may leave Microsoft Windows users vulnerable to digital hijacking is spreading through companies in the U.S., Europe and Asia, already infecting close to 9 million machines, according to a private online security firm.
A student who allegedly spread a computer virus was convicted Friday of copyright infringement in a case that has highlighted the lack of laws in Japan to police cyberspace.
New Trojan virus poses online banking threatCyber criminals have created a highly sophisticated Trojan virus that steals online banking log-in details from infected computers.
Computer virus strikes US Marshals, FBI affectedLaw enforcement computers were struck by a mystery computer virus Thursday, forcing the FBI and the U.S. Marshals to shut down part of their networks as a precaution.
Eye chart can help diagnose ConfickerAn easy test to see if your computer might be infected with Conficker
April 1st: Day of the Conficker Worm - Associated ContentApril 1st is not just for harmless pranks any more. Especially when there are computer viruses like the Conficker worm lying in wait.
Conficker worm believed to have originated from ChinaChicago (IL) - The Conficker worm has been widely discussed in recent weeks, and the $250,000 bounty has had many on the hunt for the virus's origination. Microsoft offered the $250,000 for anyone who could provide information which leads to an arrest in the Conficker case.
The C VariantNot to be a harbinger of doom, but this one sounds bad. There are some 6-15 million computers out there running Windows which are infected with a computer virus, dubbed Conficker C. The recent report by SRI makes for some chilling reading.
Hundreds of Houston computers infected by virus A virus is playing havoc with the municipal court operations in Houston. The court system had to close down Friday afternoon after a computer virus affected access to data on court cases. Courtroom operations aren't expected to be back in business before Thursday morning.
Feds allege plot to destroy Fannie Mae dataURBANA, Md. (AP) - The Justice Department says it foiled a plot by a fired Fannie Mae contract worker in Maryland to destroy all the data on the mortgage giant's 4,000 computer servers nationwide.
New Sleeper Virus Could Steal Your Personal Data; 8M Computers InfectedA new sleeper virus that could allow hackers to steal financial and personal information has now spread to more than eight million computers in what industry analysts say is one of the most serious infections they have ever seen.
Yahoo Limits Retention of Personal Data to 90 DaysYahoo's new data retention policy is the most restrictive among major search engines in the United States and will most likely put pressure on rivals like Google and Microsoft to shorten the time they keep information about their users.
Opera scrambles to quash zero-day bug in freshly-patched browserOpera users don't miss this security warning.
Computer Viruses Make It To OrbitA computer virus is alive and well on the International Space Station (ISS). Nasa has confirmed that laptops carried to the ISS in July were infected with a virus known as Gammima.AG.
Experts: Internet Filtering and Censorship Rife - CNN.comBelieve the conspiracy theories -- out of sight and without your knowledge, governments truly are filtering what you see on the Internet. More Articles
New worms target both MySpace and Facebook usersKaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management systems, has detected two variants of a new worm, Net-Worm.Win32.Koobface.a. and Net-Worm.Win32.Koobface.b, which attack MySpace and Facebook respectively.
Asprox computer virus infects key government and consumer websitesThousands of government and other mainstream websites are thought to have been infected by a computer virus known as Asprox during the last two weeks, allowing hackers access to many users' personal details.
Virus from China the gift that keeps on givingAn insidious computer virus recently discovered on digital photo frames has been identified as a powerful new Trojan Horse from China that collects passwords for online games - and its designers might have larger targets in mind.
Adware/Spyware Audio Blog A brand new blog on various topics about adware and spyware. Lengthy articles are recorded using realistic sounding, computer generated voices. New articles are posted weekly along with the mp3 recording of the article.
Malware's new infection route: photo frames...an example of how the continually adapting world of cyberhackers is spreading its tentacles from computers to the electronic devices that plug into them.
Protecting your computer assetsGeer begins by invoking an emergent idea within the computer security community--do away with the traditional perimeter defense thinking. "Corporate data protection has got to be…one that doesn't rely on the idea of perimeter control.
rundll32.exe Virus Removal: Strengthening Your Computer�s Security SystemThe time to address this concern is way before you run into any trouble. You don't want your account information in the hands of these people! You need to invest in a rundll32 exe virus removal system immediately.
Computer virus maker stands trial in central ChinaThe trial of the author of the notorious computer virus "Xiongmao Shaoxiang", or "Panda burning joss stick", that crippled millions of computers nationwide began in central China's Hubei Province on Monday, according to the People's Court of Xiantao City.
On the worm that affects Skype for Windows usersSkype has learned that a computer virus called "w32/Ramex.A" is affecting users of Skype for Windows.
9th Grade Invention of Computer Virus, Still Going Strong 25 Years LaterNEW YORK (AP) -- What began as a ninth-grade prank, a way to trick already-suspicious friends who had fallen for his earlier practical jokes, has earned Rich Skrenta notoriety as the first person ever to let loose a personal computer virus.
Diebold Voting Machines Vulnerable to Virus AttackAn analysis of Diebold's source code shows that a hacker with access to a single voting machine could use a virus to affect an election. Diebold Election Systems Inc.
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