On the Internet's 40th anniversary, Symantec lists the worst cyber threats. Sept. 3, 2009 — -- This fall marks the 40th birthday of the Internet, and to celebrate it, Symantec, the manufacturer ...

The fast-moving Conficker computer worm, a scourge of the Internet that has infected at least 3 million PCs, is set to spring to life in a new way on Wednesday -- April Fools' Day. That's when many of ...

Fake virus alerts are scams designed to make you panic and click on malicious links or download harmful software. Watch out for red flags like poor grammar, weird URLs, flashing warnings, and messages ...

Computer-security experts working with law enforcement officials in the United States and Canada raced yesterday to contain the Sobig.F computer worm before it could launch a new attack as authorities ...

The worm has been aided by increased Internet traffic in the wake of last week’s terrorist attacks, computer security experts said. Overloaded telephone circuits have forced millions of Americans to ...

This week in 1988, Cornell graduate student Robert Tappan Morris unleashed his eponymous worm upon the Internet. The wave of infections grew to 10% of the entire Internet within 24 hours, causing ...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today the release of a DHS-developed detection tool that can be used by the federal government, commercial vendors, state and local governments ...

Remember Ferris Buller’s Day Off, where plucky Matthew Broderick bedevils his principal, played to a slow-burn perfection by Jeffrey Jones? The movie is a pretty funny example of the 80’s teen movie ...

The teenager who created the "Sasser" computer worm that created havoc around the world last year was convicted Friday in Germany on charges including computer sabotage and given a suspended sentence, ...

OLYMPIA -- The state Department of Revenue's computer network fell victim to an Internet worm this week. The statewide system has been down since Monday morning but no confidential taxpayer data was ...