Malware rockets again 

Malware rockets again

In Applications - By Phil Muncaster, 28 August 2008 10:12 AM
New ScanSafe report finds more malware was blocked in July than during thewhole of 2007.
Amazon sites fall over again 

Amazon sites fall over again

In Web/client - By Andrew Charlesworth, 11 June 2008 9:56 AM
Amazon's websites suffered further sporadic outages on Monday, having been knocked out for about two hours on Friday..
Storm clouds gather again 

Storm clouds gather again

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 7 May 2008 10:23 AM
Just days after reports of the possible demise of Storm, the worm has again set off security alarm bells.
Fake Department of Justice complaint-spam strikes again 

Fake Department of Justice complaint-spam strikes again

In Messaging - By Jim Carr, 4 March 2008 9:31 AM
In what could presage a rash of tax-time spam emails purportedly from government agencies, security researchers at MX Logic have uncovered an influx of keylogger-laden emails ...
YouTube breakdown could happen again 

YouTube breakdown could happen again

In Networks - By Sue Marquette, 28 February 2008 9:42 AM
When officials in Pakistan blocked content from YouTube, it created two separate issues -- but neither one should have surprised anyone, a Gartner analyst said Wednesday.
Sony caught playing with rootkits again 

Sony caught playing with rootkits again

In Applications - By Tom Sanders, 28 August 2007 2:00 PM
Sony's Microvault USB memory key deploy software that could render users vulnerable to a malware attack, security vendor F-Secure claimed.
Spam levels creep up again 

Spam levels creep up again

In Messaging - By Clement James, 7 August 2007 12:17 PM
Spam levels crept up again in July, accounting for 91.52 percent of all email, according to messages scanned by SoftScan.
Sentencing in DuPont insider theft case delayed again 

Sentencing in DuPont insider theft case delayed again

In Hackers - By Jim Carr, 27 July 2007 10:11 AM
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has once again postponed the sentencing of the former DuPont scientist who admitted he stole US$400 million in intellectual property from the ...
Image spam drops again, but researchers see more PDF stock spam 

Image spam drops again, but researchers see more PDF stock spam

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 10 July 2007 9:35 AM
Levels of image spam dropped again in June, but researchers also saw increased use of PDF spam.
'Direct' impact of malware down again, but overall costs rise 

'Direct' impact of malware down again, but overall costs rise

In Web/client - By Jim Carr, 15 June 2007 10:14 AM
Although the "direct" costs of worldwide malware attacks have declined for three years in a row, "indirect" costs have continued to rise, a new report from market research firm ...
Spam campaign surfs Web on your behalf 

Spam campaign surfs Web on your behalf

In Messaging - By Negar Salek, 8 June 2007 10:42 AM
A new spam campaign lures victims into clicking on a malicious link in an attempt to take control of the PC and surf the Web as the legitimate user.
Storm worm strikes again on Easter claiming Iran attack  

Storm worm strikes again on Easter claiming Iran attack

In Messaging - By Ericka Chickowski, 11 April 2007 9:47 AM
Security researchers discovered a spate of new variants of the Storm worm making the rounds this weekend through emails reporting fictitious news of the United States attacking ...
Microsoft OneCare fails again 

Microsoft OneCare fails again

In Applications - By Iain Thomson, 8 March 2007 9:47 AM
New findings make grim reading for Redmond.
Enterprises beware: IM attacks break record, again 

Enterprises beware: IM attacks break record, again

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 31 October 2006 6:07 PM
The prevalence of instant messenger (IM) attacks has reached record numbers for the second consecutive month, an IM security firm announced this week.
New York again sues alleged spyware corporation 

New York again sues alleged spyware corporation

By Dan Kaplan, 5 April 2006 8:08 PM
New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is going after internet fraudsters again, this time suing a Manhattan spyware company for allegedly installing millions of pop-up ...
Vista delayed again 

Vista delayed again

By Ericka Chickowski, 22 March 2006 10:28 PM
Microsoft’s Windows Vista platform suffered another release delay, as the computing giant announced yesterday that most versions of the OS won’t be made available until next ...
VeriSign buys again 

VeriSign buys again

By Frank Washkuch, 20 March 2006 9:16 PM
VeriSign acquired its second company of the month, buying Massachusetts-based mobile infrastructure firm m-Qube for $250 million in cash.
Sober to strike again this week 

Sober to strike again this week

By Frank Washkuch, 3 January 2006 10:10 PM
The first worm epidemic of the new year - the latest variant of the Sober worm - is poised to strike at the end of this workweek, security experts have warned.
eBay again faces phishing scam 

eBay again faces phishing scam

By Frank Washkuch, 14 November 2005 10:16 PM
eBay users are again the targets of a new phishing swindle.
Symantec breaks open its wallet again 

Symantec breaks open its wallet again

By David Quainton, 23 September 2005 11:41 AM
Symantec has raided the security supermarket once more and acquired anti-phishing and anti-spyware company WholeSecurity.
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