Posted January 17, 2013 - 05:49 by Emma Woollacott
A US power plant was recently hit by a virus thanks to an infected USB stick, a report from the Department of Homeland Security has revealed.
Posted August 27, 2012 - 06:07 by Emma Woollacott
One of the world's largest oil producers, Saudi Aramco, has confirmed that it was hit by a major cyber-attack earlier this month, but says it's now fixed the 30,000 affected workstations.
Posted August 9, 2012 - 14:17 by Trent Nouveau
Security researchers say they have positively identified a new computer virus plaguing networks in the Middle East.
Posted August 2, 2012 - 00:20 by Trent Nouveau
A top Iranian official has denied that its controversial nuclear program was targeted by yet another cyber attack.
Posted July 13, 2012 - 05:19 by Kate Taylor
Two different vaccines have for the first time been discovered to have spontaneously combined to create new, infectious viruses.
Posted June 20, 2012 - 12:50 by Trent Nouveau
A sophisticated computer virus that infiltrated and spied on Iranian networks was reportedly coded by the United States and Israel.
Posted June 11, 2012 - 04:51 by Emma Woollacott
The Flame virus discovered last week targeting computers in Iran has been ordered to self-destruct, leaving no trace - and no indication of who created it.
Posted April 23, 2012 - 12:48 by Trent Nouveau
An enigmatic virus has reportedly infected various computer networks administering key aspects of Iran's lucrative oil sector.
Posted January 27, 2012 - 16:36 by Trent Nouveau
Researchers at Michigan State University have successfully demonstrated how a new virus is capable of evolving and mutating.
Posted January 4, 2012 - 08:49 by Emma Woollacott
With the help of Fujitsu, the Japanese government is developing a computer virus aimed at tracing and disabling cyber-attacks.
Posted October 7, 2011 - 13:41 by Trent Nouveau
A computer virus has reportedly infected Predator and Reaper drones deployed in Afghanistan and other war zones.
Posted September 19, 2011 - 03:49 by Emma Woollacott
Online gamers have succeeded where scientists have failed for a decade, successfully deciphering the structure of an AIDS-like retrovirus enzyme.
Posted August 9, 2011 - 07:52 by Kate Taylor
In what he could represent an important step toward curing HIV, a USC scientist has created a virus that hunts down HIV-infected cells.
Posted March 6, 2011 - 23:14 by Aurevoir Chatte
A new worm is spreading through the murky Twitter ether, tempting gullible users with the promise of identifying those pesky Tweet "stalkers."
Posted March 2, 2011 - 20:30 by Aurevoir Chatte
Yet another rogue application is plaguing Twitter as thousands of users have been unceremoniously duped into clicking a malicious link.
Posted January 21, 2011 - 14:12 by Lydia Leavitt
Kind of like a pest that won’t go away, another virus is running rampant across Twitter, powered by the goo.gl URL shortener.
Posted November 2, 2010 - 17:02 by TG DAILY STAFF
Mac OS X may not be as vulnerable to nefarious worms, trojans and viruses as a Windows-based PC.
Nevertheless, the popular operating system can hardly be characterized as 100% secure.
Posted September 10, 2010 - 05:30 by Emma Woollacott
A new email worm is landing in email inboxes worldwide, disabling the anti-virus software of the unwary.
Posted August 24, 2010 - 04:11 by Emma Woollacott
A new type of virus-based battery is under development for the US army and could soon be woven into military uniforms.
Posted August 17, 2010 - 05:54 by Emma Woollacott
Millions of websites hosted by Network Solutions may have been dishing out malware for months.
