A small number of laptops handed out by the Department for Education to vulnerable children, reportedly contain malware linked to Russian servers
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French Cyber Police Takedown Paris-based Botnet
C3N cybercrime unit, along with the FBI and Avast, take down French botnet that infected 850,000 computers
Destructive 15-Year-Old Worm Still Infecting New Systems
MyDoom worm disabled Google 15 years ago and continues to take over more computers via infected emails, finds Palo Alto Networks
Bluekeep: NSA Warns Windows Users To Update And Upgrade
Cyber attack risk if you don't patch or upgrade to newer operating systems, warns American spy agency
Malware Riddled Laptop Sells For $1.3m
Eleven year old laptop containing six infamous viruses has been auctioned off for more than $1m as a piece of 'artwork'
Fast-Spreading Botnet Infects Android Gadgets For Crypto-Mining
A botnet that surfaced over the weekend spread to thousands of smartphones and set-top boxes in the first hours of its existence
Tales In Tech History: ‘I Love You’ Virus
The 'I love you' worm had a devastating impact on computer networks worldwide seventeen years ago
EternalRocks Worm Exploits 7 NSA Hacking Tools
Cyber security researchers have identified a potential WannaCry successor
Hacker Releases More South Korean Nuclear Data
Nuclear operator insists leaked secrets, including blueprints of reactor, are not 'classified material'
10 Hacker Horror Stories
To mark Friday the 13th, we've put together ten of the most horrifying hacker stories from history.
Nuclear Plant Discovers Worm Infection
Malware has been discovered in a device connected to the control systems of a nuclear power plant in South Korea
Worm Burrows Into Storage Servers Via Shellshock Flaw
System administrators who have not patched their storage servers for the Shellshock flaw may have given online attackers a backdoor into their network
World’s First Digital Animal Created In Robot Body
Is the world's first digital replica of an animal either a dog, cat, or a more exotic animal?
Huge Patch Tuesday Update Tackles Critical Bugs
Experts urge Windows users to download the mammoth Patch Tuesday update immediately
Linux Worm Targeting Internet Of Things Discovered
Symantec finds malware that appears to be targeting routers, set-top boxes and security cameras
UPDATED: Koobface Facebook Worm Back With A Bang… Or Not
McAfee gets its figures totally wrong on Koobface and apologises
Facebook Uses Spammers’ Loot For $250k Cyber Crime Fighting Fund
Recovered spammers' funds going to fighting their kind
Microsoft ‘Oversight’ Helped Flame Spread
A Microsoft "oversight" in 2009 was a notable factor in the spread of the pernicious Flame worm
Flame Is More Than Just FUD
Ignore the sceptics. The Flame worm is significant for what is says as much as what it does, argues Tom Brewster
Iran Claims Flame Caused ‘Massive’ Data Loss
Iran says Flame caused significant data loss as the UN puts out a warning for member states
Mikko Hypponen: Flame Worm Another ‘Failure’ For Security Industry
Hypponen says he's disappointed by the security industry's inability to track down 'super-weapon' Flame sooner
Flame Cyber ‘Super-Weapon’ Caught Firing On Iran
Flame may be the most sophisticated cyber weapon ever seen. Thanks to Iran, fingers are already pointed at nation states
Microsoft Warns Of Ongoing Conficker Infections
Microsoft has blamed weak passwords and unpatched systems for the ongoing Conficker infections
Symantec Warns Of New Duqu Variant In Wild
Security vendor Symantec is warning that it has discovered a new version of the Duqu worm in the wild
Facebook Ramnit Worm Variant Stole UK Log-In Credentials, Report Claims
The latest version of the Ramnit worm steals Facebook credentials and spams friends instead of relying on email
Iran Fights Off Duqu Malware Attack
Iran confirmed its government systems were attacked by the Duqu worm, but says all is under control
Microsoft Issues Temp Duqu Workaround
Microsoft stepped outside its usual Patch Tuesday routine and issued a temporary Duqu workaround
‘Morto’ Worm Invades Via Weak Windows Passwords
A new worm targeting Windows Remote Desktop Protocol is attacking weak admin passwords like 'letmein'
AutoRun Worms Targeted By Latest Windows Updates
Microsoft has pushed out an update via its Windows Server Update Service to shut out AutoRun malware
Twitter Bird Catches Anti-Virus Scam Worm
A worm spreading rogue URLs has hit Twitter, seeking to con users into downloading fake anti-virus software