Users sabotage work PCs to force upgrades 

Users sabotage work PCs to force upgrades

In Risk - By Stewart Mitchell, 13 April 2011 12:14 AM
Ageing workplace machines force employees to take control
Unpatched PCs remain a threat: Secunia 

Unpatched PCs remain a threat: Secunia

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 13 January 2011 1:49 PM
Third party software increases risks.
One in 10 PCs susceptible to malware attack 

One in 10 PCs susceptible to malware attack

In Applications - By Miya Knights, 23 July 2010 9:25 AM
AVG Research is claiming that one in 10 of all PCs is infected by malware controlled by cybercriminals using the ‘Eleonore’ exploit toolkit.
RSA 2010: Microsoft suggests quarantining botted PCs 

RSA 2010: Microsoft suggests quarantining botted PCs

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 3 March 2010 2:47 PM
Infected PCs like smokers.
Third wave of attacks hits South Korea 

Third wave of attacks hits South Korea

In Hackers - By Phil Muncaster, 13 July 2009 10:19 AM
But North Korea not on the list of countries suspected of originating the attacks.
Microsoft: the number of compromised PCs in Australia surged this year 

Microsoft: the number of compromised PCs in Australia surged this year

In Applications - 11 December 2008 11:00 AM
The total amount of malware removed from Australian PCs grew by over 55 percent in the first half of 2008, Microsoft has reported.
Fake MP3 attack hits 360,000 PCs 

Fake MP3 attack hits 360,000 PCs

In Networks - By Shaun Nichols, 9 May 2008 9:47 AM
Attackers are using fake MP3 files to launch one of the largest malware attacks in recent years, experts warned today..
Juvenile pleads guilty to infecting military, Sandia Laboratories PCs 

Juvenile pleads guilty to infecting military, Sandia Laboratories PCs

In Hackers - By Frank Washkuch, 13 February 2008 11:39 AM
A juvenile cohort of botmaster Jeanson James Ancheta pleaded guilty this week to using botnets to infect thousands of PCs, including those used by sensitive government agencies.
Home PCs still wide open 

Home PCs still wide open

In Web/client - 4 July 2007 3:14 PM
New targeted attacks also on the rise.
'Italian Job' Trojan infecting thousands of servers, end-user PCs 

'Italian Job' Trojan infecting thousands of servers, end-user PCs

In Applications - By Jim Carr, 19 June 2007 9:33 AM
A fast-moving, large-scale Trojan attack using the MPACK web exploit toolkit has infected nearly 10,000 web pages and downloaded malware on end-user PCs, according to security ...
PCs targeted by hackers every 39 seconds 

PCs targeted by hackers every 39 seconds

In Networks - By Robert Jaques, 7 February 2007 9:31 AM
Most attacks based on automated scripts.
Super Bowl XLI: Hackers use Dolphin Stadium website to exploit PCs 

Super Bowl XLI: Hackers use Dolphin Stadium website to exploit PCs

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 2 February 2007 7:47 PM
Hackers today embedded a JavaScript-enabled trojan in the website of Dolphin Stadium, home to Sunday's Super Bowl XLI, stadium officials confirmed to SCMagazine.com.
Gromozon rootkit has infected 250,000 PCs 

Gromozon rootkit has infected 250,000 PCs

By Ericka Chickowski, 5 September 2006 11:16 PM
A leading malware research firm in the UK warned on Friday that the nearly undetectable Gromozon rootkit has infected a quarter of a million computers.
Rare worm hits Symbian mobiles, Windows PCs 

Rare worm hits Symbian mobiles, Windows PCs

By Frank Washkuch, 31 August 2006 8:00 PM
An anti-virus firm warned mobile device users of a new crossover worm this week.
Euro teens put PCs at risk of viruses and hacking 

Euro teens put PCs at risk of viruses and hacking

By René Millman, 10 July 2006 3:19 PM
Teens in Europe are risking their home PC security by downloading music and videos, according to new research.
New ransomware trojan freezes PCs 

New ransomware trojan freezes PCs

By Frank Washkuch, 27 April 2006 6:52 PM
A new type of ransomware, which freezes an infected PC and then demands affected users send the hacker money via Western Union, has emerged, according to security experts.
Junked PCs another source of personal info 

Junked PCs another source of personal info

By Dan Kaplan, 20 April 2006 10:09 PM
PC users hoping to sell or donate their used computers should be forewarned: There is likely personal information remaining on them.
Bagle-infected PCs uploading new spam software 

Bagle-infected PCs uploading new spam software

By Frank Washkuch, 17 April 2006 6:53 PM
PCs already infected with variations of the Bagle virus began uploading new malware on Sunday.
Cyber criminals count on Sudoku to infect victim PCs  

Cyber criminals count on Sudoku to infect victim PCs

By William Eazel, 5 April 2006 9:52 AM
Security experts yesterday warned that a growing number of maliciously coded web pages are downloading spyware programs onto computers without the consent of the sites' visitors.
Experts expose botnets controlling 150K PCs  

Experts expose botnets controlling 150K PCs

By William Eazel, 17 March 2006 10:05 AM
Acting on an anonymous tip, security researchers have uncovered two global botnets collectively controlling up to 150,000 compromised computers.
Hacker jailed for bringing down millions of PCs  

Hacker jailed for bringing down millions of PCs

By William Eazel, 8 February 2006 11:55 AM
A hacker who stopped more than three million Spanish computer users from using the internet has been sentenced to two years in jail. Twenty-six-year-old Santiago Garrido used a ...
Half-million PCs infected by porn worm 

Half-million PCs infected by porn worm

By Frank Washkuch, 23 January 2006 9:26 PM
More than 500,000 PCs have been infected by the Nyxem worm, which is set to enter its next stage on Feb. 3.
Zombie PCs spewing spam 

Zombie PCs spewing spam

By Marcia Savage, 10 August 2005 10:19 PM
Zombie PCs accounted for more than half of all spam in July, according to email security firm MX Logic.
Mystery download await infected Sober PCs 

Mystery download await infected Sober PCs

By David Quainton, 20 May 2005 4:42 PM
The Sober worm saga is set to take another fascinating twist on Monday. Every hour compromised computers will start downloading mystery information from websites selected by ...
Sober worm goose-steps onto world's PCs 

Sober worm goose-steps onto world's PCs

By René Millman, 16 May 2005 4:32 PM
A new variant of the Sober worm is turning computers into spam relays for Nazi propaganda.
One-third of PCs infected by spyware 

One-third of PCs infected by spyware

By Dan Ilett, 17 June 2004 11:13 AM
One third of PCs could be infected by spyware.
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