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  • Hacker targets Sophos mouthpiece

    Belgian hacker Gigabyte has developed a worm containing a game that awards points for coconuts thrown at Graham Cluley, the well-known Sophos spokesman.

  • Sophos declares Netsky-P worst virus of 2004

    Netsky-P tops the list of the worst virus outbreaks in 2004--a year marked with nearly a 52 percent increase in new viruses, according to a report released Wednesday by security software maker Sophos.

  • Trojan alert: 'David Beckham' recruits zombies

    A new attempt to entice users to fall victim to a Trojan horse has been discovered by antivirus firm Sophos, after it was posted on a swathe of Internet news groups over the weekend.

  • Malware alert: Google warns of "dirty" Web sites

    Google has warned Web users of the increasing threat posed by malware that can be dropped onto a computer as a Web surfer visits a particular site.

  • OpenOffice macro worm exposes bad bunny

    update: Sophos has warned users of the multi-platform OpenOffice productivity tool not to open any files named "badbunny.odg" -- which releases a worm exposing users to an image of a man in a bunny suit and a scantily clad woman performing a sexual act in woodland.

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  • The hacker challenge

    Security systems continue to get more sophisticated--and so do the hackers who are seeking to break through them. How can you best combine your defences to protect your company networks?

  • Post-election Bin Laden video spreads a worm for the Hobbit

    Security experts are warning that an email claiming to contain a video of Osama Bin Laden's reaction to the US election result contains a worm. The email is signed by The Hobbit.

  • Alleged Belgian virus writer arrested

    A female Belgian virus writer who has allegedly been waging a public and protracted war against an antivirus expert has been arrested and charged by the authorities.

  • Change of tactics in war on viruses

    Could quarantining e-mails be a better way of dealing with viruses than the traditional approach used by most antivirus companies?

  • Part I: Most popular security issues

    Executives under arrest, charging for e-mail, rogue staff, e-mail spoofing, spyware: it's all here in your first raft of questions to our panel of experts. Additional reading: Beat malware with Firefox, others

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