Chinese antivirus war ends in death sentence 

Chinese antivirus war ends in death sentence

In Web/client - By Liam Tung, 14 December 2010 10:28 AM
Vendor makes virus, rival blamed.
Cybercriminals exploiting Winter Olympics, luger's death 

Cybercriminals exploiting Winter Olympics, luger's death

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 17 February 2010 10:28 AM
Attackers utilise Twitter and black hat SEO tactics.
Cybercrooks fake the death of Bill Cosby 

Cybercrooks fake the death of Bill Cosby

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 9 February 2010 1:29 PM
New malware hoax touts passing of comedy legend.
Microsoft denies that patches caused black screens 

Microsoft denies that patches caused black screens

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 2 December 2009 10:28 AM
Issue may be caused by a trojan.
Patrick Swayze's death kicks off new spam campaign 

Patrick Swayze's death kicks off new spam campaign

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 16 September 2009 3:12 PM
More celebrity death SEO poisoning.
Death threat SMS comes to your phone 

Death threat SMS comes to your phone

In Web/client - 1 July 2009 3:07 PM
Media regulator says be alert but not alarmed.
Britney Spears Twitpic account hacked, fake death posted 

Britney Spears Twitpic account hacked, fake death posted

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 30 June 2009 10:42 AM
Reports of the death of Britney Spears have been greatly exaggerated -- and caused by hackers.
Michael Jackson's death sparks massive spam runs 

Michael Jackson's death sparks massive spam runs

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 29 June 2009 10:22 AM
Singer's demise gives malware writers perfect bait to snare unsuspecting users.
Hackers may face death penalty in Pakistan 

Hackers may face death penalty in Pakistan

In Hackers - By SC Australia Staff, 7 November 2008 9:59 AM
Hackers whose efforts cause the death of a person will face the death penalty in Pakistan.
Trojan spreads through Putin death spam 

Trojan spreads through Putin death spam

By René Millman, 13 July 2006 10:21 AM
A new spam campaign posing as a breaking news report about the death of Russian President Vladimir Putin is actually an attempt by hackers to infect computer users with a trojan.
Spanish IM worm predicts death for users 

Spanish IM worm predicts death for users

By Dan Kaplan, 16 June 2006 8:39 PM
A new Spanish-language worm that predicts death to the recipient and disables anti-virus software is making its rounds on Microsoft’s instant messenger service, security ...
Woman held over spammer death  

Woman held over spammer death

By David Quainton, 27 July 2005 2:30 PM
A woman is being held in connection with the violent death of mega-spammer Vardan Kushnir.
Saddam death worm and IM virus pose new threats 

Saddam death worm and IM virus pose new threats

By David Quainton, 3 February 2005 4:22 PM
A new virus is worming its way around the internet posing as evidence that Saddam Hussein is dead. Cashing in on the continued unrest and interest in Iraq the worm spreads via ...
Image of Death exploit alive and spreading  

Image of Death exploit alive and spreading

By Robert Jaques, 27 September 2004 12:29 PM
Security experts have discovered a toolkit designed to exploit the recently disclosed Microsoft Exploit-MS04-028, popularly dubbed the "Image of Death".
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