Kaspersky releases Red October report

Kaspersky releases Red October report

21 Jan 2013 11:59 - Gadget
Kaspersky Lab has published a report on the Red October cyber-espionage campaign, which targeted various vital organisations and spanned years.

Microsoft takes down major fake drug spam network

18 Mar 2011 07:55 - Staff Reporter
Microsoft on Thursday announced the dismantling of a "notorious and complex" network of virus-infected computers that send billions of bogus emails.

Fake White House email was cyberattack

05 Jan 2011 11:13 - Lolita Baldor
It looked like an innocent email Christmas card from the White House. But the holiday greeting that surfaced just before Christmas was a ruse by cybe

Virus attacks Android phones in China

31 Dec 2010 08:01 - Jim Finkle
A virus targeting smart phones in China running Google's Android operating system may represent the most sophisticated bug to target mobile devices.

Microsoft: Infected computers should be quarantined

08 Oct 2010 08:00 - Josh Halliday
Virus-infected computers should be blocked from the internet and kept in quarantine until they are given a "health certificate".

Computer bytes man

27 May 2010 10:41 - Alistair Fairweather
It sounds like something out of a silly science-fiction movie: human infected with computer virus.

Book a bed and breakfast, catch a computer virus

14 Apr 2009 07:16 - Staff Reporter
The number of computer viruses is growing extraordinarily fast and shifting from phishing emails to being hidden in seemingly safe websites.

Red alert! Virus sneaks aboard space station

04 Sep 2008 14:03 - Staff Reporter
Nasa has confirmed that a computer virus sneaked aboard the International Space Station, only to be tossed into quarantine by security software.

Watch out for Hong Kong's websites

09 Jun 2008 16:27 - Staff Reporter
Hong Kong websites are the most likely to hit visitors with unwanted ads, viruses and spam, research from an internet security company has found.