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News (16)

• RIAA calls hacking claim a hoax

  Claims that the music industry hired a group of hackers to create a worm to infect peer-to-peer networks are being dismissed by security experts.

• Worm worries grow with release of Windows hacks

  Program files designed to exploit two major vulnerabilities in Microsoft software are being used to attack computers, but security experts worry that worse--an MSBlast-type worm--could be ahead.

• IRC operators may out-hack Fizzer

  Administrators of Internet relay chat networks believe they might be able to eradicate the Fizzer virus, but the methods may run them afoul of cybercrime laws, said a legal expert Friday.

• 'MSBlast' worm a piecemeal monster

  Call it the Frankenworm.

• Flaw in Windows worm tips off defenders

  The fast-spreading "MSBlast" worm seems to be crashing as many Windows computers as it's infecting, clueing administrators in to the fact that they need to patch their systems, security experts said Monday.

Features and Case Studies (3)

• Hacker code could unleash Windows worm

  A hacker group releases code designed to exploit a widespread Windows flaw, paving the way for a major worm attack as soon as this weekend, security researchers warn.

• Twin flaws could spark serious Internet attacks

  Security experts worried on Thursday that a flaw in Microsoft Windows and another in Cisco's ubiquitous network routers could lead to serious Internet attacks.

• Security pro: Windows easier to 'own'

  Microsoft has been waiting for security researchers to say that its Windows operating system has a lower total cost of ownership. One finally has, but that's not good news.

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