The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Friday that a juvenile had been arrested in connection with the release of a computer worm that spread in the same way as the MSBlast worm.
The second stage of an attack by the Sobig.F computer virus fizzled Friday when security researchers and network operators managed to secure the 20 servers from which the virus was scheduled to download new instructions.
A Russian antivirus company has apologised for an e-mailed virus alert that was infected with the very worm the message was supposedly designed to warn against.
An Internet watchdog has warned companies of a new malicious program that spreads to previously compromised PCs and seemingly prepares the infected machines to launch a denial-of-service attack.
Internet vandals have continued to modify the recent Slapper worm and have sent at least four new variants of the hostile Linux program into the electronic wilds.
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Hackers are increasingly focusing on Apple's Mac OS X, and the number of newly discovered vulnerabilities has surged. Such a switch could mean big implications for Apple's user base, which has traditionally not had to concern itself too much over security.
Microsoft will focus on adding new security technologies to its products, educating its customers and improving its process of releasing patches, CEO Steve Ballmer pledged on Thursday.
A worm that takes advantage of what some security experts describe as the most widespread Windows flaw ever has started spreading, while new analysis has uncovered a time bomb in the worm's code poised to unleash a furious denial of service attack at Microsoft itself.
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Conceding that its strategy of patching Windows holes as they emerge has not worked, Microsoft plans next week to outline a new security effort focused on what the company calls "securing the perimeter," a company executive said.
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