Trivia Software Trivia: What was the first computer virus? Did you know? The first virus was named after a villain from the original Scooby Doo cartoons. By TechSpot Trivia, December 30, 2024, 1:14 PM
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Industry Security Malware strikes semiconductor manufacturer TSMC causing assembly line shut down Apple and Qualcomm components possibly affected By Greg Synek, August 4, 2018, 11:33 AM
Security Business owner discovers embezzling scheme thanks to computer virus More than $750,000 had been stolen by an employee By William Gayde, January 25, 2018, 6:26 PM 19 comments
Security Microsoft Microsoft slams NSA for enabling recent Ransomware attack Is the NSA to blame for the WannaCry ransomware attack? By William Gayde, May 15, 2017, 2:00 PM 35 comments
Security The Web Amy Schumer tops Intel Security's 'Most Dangerous Celebrities' list By Shawn Knight, September 28, 2016, 4:45 PM 11 comments
Hardware Security The sounds your hard drive makes can be used to steal data By Shawn Knight, August 12, 2016, 5:15 PM 24 comments
Security Analysis reveals that almost all phishing attempts now involve ransomware By Shawn Knight, June 2, 2016, 6:00 PM
Security New form of ransomware uses disk-level encryption to lock users out of their computers By Rob Thubron, March 30, 2016, 4:00 PM 18 comments
Security Hospital chain MedStar shuts down its network systems after infection by unknown virus By Rob Thubron, March 29, 2016, 1:15 PM 10 comments
Apple Security San Bernardino DA warns that Syed Farouk's iPhone could contain a "dormant cyber pathogen" By Rob Thubron, March 4, 2016, 7:30 AM 22 comments
Security Mobile New form of Android Malware that is spread via text messages appears in Europe By Rob Thubron, February 17, 2016, 9:30 AM 7 comments
Security Tech Culture The Malware Museum lets you experience viruses from the '80s and '90s By Shawn Knight, February 8, 2016, 2:30 PM
Apple Security Researchers demonstrate stealth firmware worm for Macs By Stephen Libbey, August 3, 2015, 12:39 PM
Security The Web Hammertoss malware uses Twitter, GitHub to assemble itself By Shawn Knight, July 30, 2015, 11:45 AM
Security Software Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is now available for Mac By Shawn Knight, July 16, 2015, 9:15 AM
Security Kaspersky Lab falls victim to sophisticated state-sponsored attack By Shawn Knight, June 11, 2015, 12:45 PM
Apple Security Researcher claims that attackers can easily bypass current OSX security tools By Justin Kahn, April 24, 2015, 5:30 PM 10 comments
Security Stuxnet worm found its way to Iran's nuclear facilities via five hacked suppliers By Shawn Knight, November 13, 2014, 8:00 PM
Security Sophisticated malware dubbed 'The Mask' went undetected for the past seven years By Shawn Knight, February 11, 2014, 7:00 PM 14 comments
Gaming Software Blizzard warns of harmful information-stealing Trojan affecting WoW players By Russ Boswell, January 6, 2014, 1:45 PM 11 comments
The Web Watch this 1988 news report about the world's first computer worm By Shawn Knight, November 2, 2013, 6:45 PM 10 comments
Gaming Security Malware Alert: Downloading the "GTA V PC torrent" is 18GB worth of bad ideas By Owen Good, October 22, 2013, 3:15 PM 23 comments