Virus

World-leading heart hospital 'very, very lucky' to dodge ransomware hit

Papworth's timely backups saved the day

Security04 Nov 2016 | 113

Brit network O2 hands out free Windows virus with USB pens

Aww, you shouldn't have. No really, you shouldn't have

OSes08 Aug 2016 | 92

Police, firefighters, ambulances, hospitals: 20 per cent still rely on Win Server 2003

Exclusive End of support today. Try not to get ill

Channel14 Jul 2015 | 10

HORDES OF CLING-ONS menace UK.gov IT estate as special WinXP support ends

Met Police at least have a plan: NHS doesn't even have a clue

Channel08 May 2015 | 49

Got $600 for every Win Server 2003 box you're running? Uh-oh

Let's hope you've really got a lot of them then

Channel16 Feb 2015 | 76

E-cigarettes fingered as source of NASTY VIRUS

Not the mouth-hole kind, says IT support bloke

Security01 Dec 2014 | 51

Has your STARFISH been DRIBBLING awful SLIME? Scientists now know WHY

Just a ghastly virus, they do say

Science18 Nov 2014 | 28

Apple tries to kill iWorm: Zombie botnet feasting on Mac brains

Updates XProtect

Security06 Oct 2014 | 32

Bitcoin blockchain allegedly infected by ancient 'Stoned' virus

Chap alleges Microsoft Security Essentials has spotted a suss string

Security18 May 2014 | 48

Aaah-CHOOO! Brit boffins say WiFi can 'sneeze' malware

Vulnerable access points could spread viruses like that snuffly chapy next to you on the train

Security26 Feb 2014 | 8

Phil Collins' daughter 'will give you A VIRUS' – security bods

Watch where you put that pointer

Security18 Sep 2013 | 38

Microsoft warns of post-April zero day hack bonanza on Windows XP

Beginning April 2014, patches will bring new threats

Software16 Aug 2013 | 233

The 30-year-old prank that became the first computer virus

Elk Cloner creator Rich Skrenta looks back

Security14 Dec 2012 | 88

First Irish-speaking virus holds bloke's computer to ransom

Póg mo thóin!

Security07 Sep 2012 | 34

Study: If your antivirus doesn't sniff 'new' malware in 6 days, it never will

But opposing researcher smacks down the finding

Security23 Aug 2012 | 18

Even Apples sometimes have worms in them, admits Cupertino

Sinful humans can drag down even angelic Macs

Security26 Jun 2012 | 65

Source code smoking gun links Stuxnet AND Flame

Kaspersky: Devious cyber-weapons share software DNA

Security12 Jun 2012 | 36

Ukrainian cops silence old-skool virus tinkerers' playground

'It's not a game any more, chummy'

Security29 Mar 2012 | 4

Beware the software security scare silly season

Open ... and Shut Don't let touts cloud your judgement

Channel25 Nov 2011 | 18

Virus infects killer US air drone fleet

Key-logger just won't go away

Security10 Oct 2011 | 56

Dog fight game bitten with pro-PETA virus

Dog and bone Trojan

Security17 Aug 2011 | 43

Japanese judge jails serial malware author

VXer riddled P2P with 'squid-octopus' download zapper

Security22 Jul 2011 | 7

30,000 Shreks besmirch BeautifulPeople

Updated Virus lets horrid hordes into hottie hook-up site

Security20 Jun 2011 | 68

Wave of Trojans breaks over Android

Fake security updates and other Windows malware-style trickery

Security01 Jun 2011 | 22

Humanity frees cattle, buffalo from cloven-hoofed plague

Rinderpest, the first animal disease to be eradicated

Science26 May 2011 | 11

US and Russian smallpox stocks spared the chop

Another three years for vital vaccine research

Science24 May 2011 | 6

Apple showers love on Mac malware protection

Feeds Snow Leopard's neglected Xprotect

Software22 Mar 2011 | 16

Qld police warn against Windows service scam

Crooks try IQ test on banana benders

OSes02 Mar 2011 | 22

Scottish botnet master jailed for 18 months

Controlling the net from mum's front room

Security23 Nov 2010 | 18

Cyber-jihad hacker claims credit for 'Here you have' worm

'I could smash all those infected'

Channel13 Sep 2010 | 7

Confessions of a sysadmin

Blog I found a virus on my network today…

Systems01 Jun 2010 | 96

Symantec says get HEP to the cloud

Throw your security servers onto the fire

Security13 May 2010 | 2

Scammers plunder gullible iPad owners' backdoors

Bring your early adopters to the slaughter

Security26 Apr 2010 | 52

Third of XP security suites flunk tests

'Crashes, freezes, hangs and errors' blight VB run-through

Security13 Apr 2010 | 21

New cyber-security research centre opens in Belfast

'Forget GCHQ, we're the daddies now'

Security24 Sep 2009 | 3

World's nastiest trojan fools AV software

Pounces on banking passwords

Channel18 Sep 2009 | 73

O2 caught in smartphone virus outbreak

Snazzy Toshiba TG01s infected

Security15 Jul 2009 | 3

Apple fans targeted by smut-punting malware

Uh, it's a booby trap

Security11 Jun 2009 | 35

Lame Mac 'email worm' limps into view

Riddled with bugs and rather sad

Security06 May 2009 | 36

MS teams with Facebook to eradicate Koobface worm

Redmond clean-up crew

Security06 Apr 2009 | 4

Scottish hospitals laid low by malware infection

Worm causes appointment bother

Security09 Mar 2009 | 23

Conficker call-backs threaten to swamp legit domains

Southwest Airlines faces Friday the 13th horror

Security02 Mar 2009 | 23

US school in toothless Obama worm infection

Round up the dweebiest suspects

Security30 Jan 2009 | 9

MoD networks still malware-plagued after two weeks

Officials: But all our base email are belong to us

OSes20 Jan 2009 | 13

Royal Navy warships lose email in virus infection

Windows for Warships™ combat kit unaffected, says MoD

OSes15 Jan 2009 | 45

Asus offers replacement Eee Boxes after Japanese virus strike

Limited impact

Security13 Oct 2008 | 1

Asus admits Eee Box mini PC shipped with virus

Other regions as well as Japan affected?

Security08 Oct 2008 | 4

Wunderkind starts robot-buster weapons firm

Noel Sharkey backs RoTM droid-defence biz bonanza

Science17 Sep 2008 | 30

Microsoft Patch Tuesday promises seven fixes

So let's get critical, critical

Channel06 Jun 2008 | 16

Google gears up for mobile security smackdown

Danger, Will Robinson!

Software05 Mar 2008 |

Contest seeks the most diminutive XSS worm

Let the hacking begin

Channel05 Jan 2008 | 12

New Trojan preys on commercial banking customers

Feeding on fat cats

Channel17 Dec 2007 | 8

Melissa virus author is hacker too

Virus or sexually transmitted disease?

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