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  • Open-source group plugs three holes

    An open-source group that maintains software for securing communications released a patch on Tuesday to fix several vulnerabilities that were found during a security test by the U.K. government.

  • Slapper worm grinds to a halt

    The Linux worm that threatened to spread itself by creating a peer-to-peer network of infected machine appears to be wearing itself out.

  • Australia warned of potent slapper variant

    As worldwide reports suggest that the spread of the Slapper worm is starting to slow, security experts are warning Australian businesses of a new, more dangerous variant.

  • Slapper worm takes on new forms

    Two disguised variants of the innovative Linux worm have appeared, and already the worms are thought to have infected hundreds of companies. A security firm is denying earlier reports that a culprit had been found.

  • Study: System admins slow to zap bugs

    New research on the Slapper worm finds that many systems administrators still aren't patching security holes as fast--or as frequently--as they should to lock out attacks.

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  • Slapper worm gains strength in numbers

    A new worm that attacks Linux Web servers compromises more than 3,500 machines, creating a rogue peer-to-peer network that has been used to flood other computers with data.

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