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  • One virus writer 'responsible for 70 percent of infections'

    Sven Jaschan, self-confessed author of the Netsky and Sasser viruses, is responsible for 70 percent of virus infections in 2004, according to a six-month malware round-up published by antivirus firm Sophos on Wednesday.

  • 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.

  • Peeping tom student fined for privacy invasion

    Spanish authorities have fined a student for using a Trojan horse to spy on a woman through her computer's Web cam.

  • Crushing the Web's dark forces

    Keeping clandestine forces at bay is no mean feat. In this special report, ZDNet Australia features five leading security experts -- from eBay to Ukraine's Computer Crime Research Center -- who pursue cyber criminals for a living.

  • Russian hackers 'the best in the world'

    The Russian police's cybercrime division, known as Department K, has warned that Russian hackers are the best in the world.

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  • 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.

  • 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?

  • Hackers: Under the hood

    Mudge, Kevin Mitnick, Adrian Lamo, Jericho and Raven Alder speak to ZDNet Australia about the making of a hacker.

  • A globetrotter's guide to cyber crime

    Is the war on cyber crime as simple as pointing the finger at China, Russia and the US? We investigate whether these parts of the world are being unfairly blamed.

  • Russia's cybercrime-fighting Bond villain

    Antivirus guru Eugene Kaspersky says the lure of fame and fortune have resulted in a higher number of criminal activity on the Internet.

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