Thousands of MySQL servers around the world are being infected with a worm which could facilitate a massive denial-of-service attack.
Dutch police have arrested three individuals suspected of hacking into more than 100,000 computers worldwide and using the hijacked systems in online crimes.
Cybercriminals are increasingly fighting each other, as well as antivirus vendors, in pursuit of illegal gain, Kaspersky Lab has warned.
Two makers of backup software are dealing with security holes that could let an outsider hijack customers' systems.
More computers in the Asia-Pacific region are being hijacked and used remotely by hackers to send viruses, according to a recent study by security vendor Symantec.
The CTO of betting exchange Betfair says that more cross-industry cooperation is needed to prevent denial-of-service attacks against online businesses.
The Internet and e-mail have become weapons of choice as criminals take industrial espionage and blackmail to new heights.
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