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  • Uptick in Windows attacks reported

    Several security experts are warning of increased cyberattacks targeting Windows PCs, but Microsoft says all is calm on the attack front.

  • Cybercriminals get stuck into honeypots

    Cybercriminals are increasingly fighting each other, as well as antivirus vendors, in pursuit of illegal gain, Kaspersky Lab has warned.

  • HSBC deluged by viruses

    A senior executive at the international bank, which was sent 100,000 viruses on a single day last year, has warned that the rise of identify theft emails is hampering e-commerce

  • Don't fear the Sober, just prepare for it

    Security administrators need not worry about the effects of the predicted Sober attack on 5 January, as long as they take precautions and strip infections from their systems, security experts said last week.

  • Bagle attack comes in two waves

    Two waves of spam were launched this week to send out new variants of the Bagle Trojan horse, antivirus company Sophos said.

  • Nyxem virus set to bite next week

    Businesses have been warned to brace themselves for a possible traffic spike next week caused by the Nyxem virus.

  • Brad Pitt virus targets Microsoft

    Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Britney Spears are subjects of a virus scam that is attempting to recruit computers for a denial-of-service attack on Microsoft.

  • Kama Sutra suffering starts early for some

    The Kama Sutra virus has started wiping crucial files from some infected PCs several days earlier than expected.

  • Virus writer exploits London bomb blasts

    A virus has been spotted in the wild which attempts to exploit concerns surrounding the bomb blasts that rocked London last Thursday and left at least 50 people dead.

  • Clock ticking on new Sober onslaught

    A new outbreak of Sober may be coming, security experts have warned, even as e-mail systems worldwide work to get rid of the last infestation of the mass-mailing worm.

  • Norton AntiVirus flaw ready for exploitation?

    Exploit codes that take advantage of a security vulnerability in Symantec's Norton AntiVirus software have been published on the Internet, which could leave users vulnerable to an attack.

  • Windows Vista tool targeted by virus writers

    Virus writers have published what are thought to be the first examples of malicious code targeting an expected feature of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, around a week after the first beta of the next-generation operating system was released.

  • Microsoft shrugs off MyDoom attack

    The start of a data flood by PCs infected with the MyDoom.B virus had little impact on Microsoft's main Web site on Tuesday in the US, according to Internet watchers.

  • Symantec: Botnets on the rise in Asia

    More computers in the Asia-Pacific region are being hijacked and used remotely by hackers to send viruses, according to a recent study by security vendor Symantec.

  • The Year Ahead: The future of viruses

    In 2002, users and companies got a respite from the disruptive viruses of 2001. But a more sophisticated generation of worms is on the way.

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