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The Cure For Hacking, Viruses And Worms
White Papers There are thousands of free Hacker tools available freely online by visiting a search engine such as AltaVista, Google or Yahoo, typing in a few keywords and following the links. The amount of damage Hackers may cause depends on how far they or...
[June 9, 2006, 0:00]
Hacking Is Greater Threat Than Military Attack
News The foreign secretary warned on Thursday that hacking and computer viruses present a bigger threat to Britain than a military attack. How can you protect your PC from viruses? The UK government got a taste of the dangers of hacking last week when...
[March 30, 2001, 7:14]
Cyber Crimes And Your Children
White Papers Unauthorized entry into an information system through hacking or viruses has serious legal consequences. A simple Internet search will reveal all the tools necessary to create viruses and hack into others' computers.
[February 21, 2005, 23:00]
Does Publishing Virus Source Codes Help Security?
News The Computer Misuse Act of 1990, which deals with hacking and viruses, is "very narrow and hopelessly out of date," said Robertson, "There are methods of committing crimes that were not possible in the 198's when it was being created," he added.
[April 1, 2004, 17:45]
Symantec Admits To LiveUpdate Security Hole
News See the Viruses and Hacking News Section for the latest headlines. See the Net Crime News Section for the latest on hacking, fraud, viruses and related issues. Symantec, which makes antivirus and security software, has confirmed that older versions...
[October 11, 2001, 12:15]
Hacking's Not Just For Geeks
News More importantly, as many viruses and hacking threats use social engineering -- preying on the goodwill of employees to compromise systems -- users need to be educated regarding these types of threats.
[June 19, 2002, 10:41]
New Viruses On The Attack
News See the Viruses and Hacking News Section for the latest headlines. See the Net Crime News Section for the latest on hacking, fraud, viruses and related issues. Foot and mouth disease isn't the only virus experts are finding it difficult to...
[September 5, 2001, 16:47]
It's Back! New Magistr Virus At Large
News See the Viruses and Hacking News Section for the latest headlines. See the Net Crime News Section for the latest on hacking, fraud, viruses and related issues. The virus is a variant of the original Magistr.A virus, which has been around since...
[September 5, 2001, 8:54]
Political Hackers On The Increase In Britain
News For all security-related news, including updates on the latest viruses, hacking exploits and patches, check out ZDNet UK's Viruses and Hacking News Section. Hacking attacks on political Web sites more than tripled in the UK during 2001, despite a...
[January 14, 2002, 17:52]
Apache Worm Shows Few Signs Of Life
News For all security-related news, including updates on the latest viruses, hacking exploits and patches, check out ZDNet UK's Viruses and Hacking News Section. It's pretty much dead," said Marc Maiffret, chief hacking officer for network-protection...
[July 2, 2002, 9:53]
Microsoft Debugger Flaw Yields System Keys
News For all security-related news, including updates on the latest viruses, hacking exploits and patches, check out ZDNet UK's Viruses and Hacking News Section. The hole could be used in conjunction with other Windows vulnerabilities that allow a...
[May 23, 2002, 9:34]
Confidential Reports To Aid Cybercrime Crackdown
News The Computer Misuse Act 1990 made it possible for companies to file reports of traditional cybercrime attacks such as hacking and viruses, but few businesses have chosen to take advantage of this legal provision.
[June 22, 2001, 13:02]
ISPs Cut Off Virus-infected Customers
News See the Viruses and Hacking News Section for the latest headlines. See the Net Crime News Section for the latest on hacking, fraud, viruses and related issues. British Internet users who fail to protect their machines against virulent computer...
[October 10, 2001, 15:51]
Enron Investigation Site Shut Down
News For all security-related news, including updates on the latest viruses, hacking exploits and patches, check out ZDNet UK's Viruses and Hacking News Section. IBM's Domino software provides email, calendar programs and group scheduling, and it has...
[March 8, 2002, 12:53]
Russia Accuses FBI Agent Of Hacking
News For all security-related news, including updates on the latest viruses, hacking exploits and patches, check out ZDNet UK's Viruses and Hacking News Section. The charges come nearly two years after FBI investigators lured two Chelyabinsk, Russia...
[August 19, 2002, 8:08]
Korean Firm Offers $100,000 In Hacking Competition
News For all security-related news, including updates on the latest viruses, hacking exploits and patches, check out ZDNet UK's Viruses and Hacking News Section. A Korean company is offering $100,000 (£70,000) in a 48-hour hacking competition, to be...
[April 15, 2002, 10:35]
Experts: Let's Squash Software Bugs
News For all security-related news, including updates on the latest viruses, hacking exploits and patches, check out ZDNet UK's Viruses and Hacking News Section. Security researchers and hackers who find vulnerabilities need to realise that discretion...
[August 5, 2002, 9:32]
Hackers Set Off On A Rampage
News For all security-related news, including updates on the latest viruses, hacking exploits and patches, check out ZDNet UK's Viruses and Hacking News Section. The group, which calls itself the Deceptive Duo, is in the midst of a multipart hacking...
[May 3, 2002, 10:33]
PGP Flaw Lets Hackers Pick Outlook Locks
News For all security-related news, including updates on the latest viruses, hacking exploits and patches, check out ZDNet UK's Viruses and Hacking News Section. The irony of the flaw -- it affects the most security conscious of computer users -- did...
[July 12, 2002, 7:51]
Office Users Face New Macro Risk
News See the Viruses and Hacking News Section for the latest headlines. See the Net Crime News Section for the latest on hacking, fraud, viruses and related issues. The strong potential for macro viruses was demonstrated on a massive scale two years ago...
[October 10, 2001, 12:48]
