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Ransomware locks up PCs in fake anti-piracy campaign

British computer users are being targeted by fraudsters who use the Blackhold exploit kit to infect a PC, then accuse the victim of piracy, lock the computer and demand payment as compensation Read more

8 May, 2012 by Lance Whitney

Cleveland Police hit by Conficker infection

...Police said. A Cleveland Police spokeswoman told ZDNet on Wednesday that the infection was from a Conficker variant. Conficker is a pernicious network worm that... Read more

30 June, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Symantec: Flashback infections drop to 140,000

...had originally believed that we would have seen a greater decline in infections at this point in time, but this has proven not to be... Read more

18 April, 2012 by Josh Lowensohn

Expert: Stuxnet's primary target was Iran

...said on Monday. A report by Symantec has charted clusters of Stuxnet infections linked to organisations in Iran. Photo credit: Symantec Ralph Langner has been... Read more

15 February, 2011 by Elinor Mills

McAfee: Businesses lose $2m through Web 2.0

...company McAfee said in its Web 2.0 report on Monday. Malware infections via social media were the most common cause of financial loss, followed... Read more

27 September, 2010 by Tom Espiner

F-Secure provides anti-Flashback tool for Macs

...chief research officer Mikko Hypponen wrote in a blog post. "If any infections are found, they are quarantined into an encrypted ZIP file to the... Read more

12 April, 2012 by David Meyer

Microsoft fingers alleged Kelihos botnet culprit

...Microsoft on Monday identified the man it believes was behind the massive infection designed to deliver spam and steal data. In an amended complaint (PDF... Read more

24 January, 2012 by Steven Musil
McAfee: Why Duqu is a big deal

McAfee: Why Duqu is a big deal

...dispersed. With something like this, you're not going to see widespread infection. This is one of the ways Duqu differs from Stuxnet. Whereas Stuxnet... Read more

26 October, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Google search to warn people of malware

...the top of their web search results warning them of a possible infection. For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Google adds malware... Read more

21 July, 2011 by Steven Musil

Microsoft blocks Duqu exploit in Windows

The company has pushed out a temporary fix for a critical Windows vulnerability that is being exploited by Duqu, a Stuxnet-like Trojan that infects computers via a Word document Read more

4 November, 2011 by Steven Musil

US Justice Department disables Coreflood botnet

Officials have seized servers and domain names, and gained permission to remotely turn off the malware on infected PCs, according to the US Department of Justice Read more

14 April, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Stuxnet threat rings EU alarm bells

The Stuxnet worm, which attacks critical infrastructure, is a 'paradigm shift' in cybersecurity threats, according to an EU agency for security data exchange Read more

8 October, 2010 by Jack Clark

Siemens: Stuxnet infected 14 industrial plants

The malware, which targets software used by critical infrastructure companies, has infected industrial systems in Germany, but the UK appears to have escaped Read more

16 September, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Scotland targets infection with IT upgrade

...announced the roll out of upgraded IT systems to help hospitals control infections and manage beds. Nicola Sturgeon said that pilots with the systems have... Read more

24 June, 2010 by Kable

Virgin Media to inform customers of malware infections

...a bid to educate them of online security practices and reduce malware infections Read more

17 August, 2010 by Ben Woods

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BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

5 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

5 hours ago by Horace Ontalhold on Fusion-io lays minefield with a billion IOPS
BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

7 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

8 hours ago by bobandroid on London Olympics: BT needs 25,000 more Wi-Fi hotspots
apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

10 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

10 hours ago by Smilig Eddie on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

11 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

13 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

14 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

14 hours ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

15 hours ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

16 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

17 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

18 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

18 hours ago by mrbigdong on A minor Bitcoin miner injury?
Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

22 hours ago by Mike Denton via Facebook on Security on the farm: Accounts and permissions
minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

1 day ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths
Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

1 day ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

1 day ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

1 day ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry