Trivia Security What was the first computer virus released in the wild? From Pakistan with love By TechSpot Trivia, March 27, 2020, 10:58 AM
Trivia Software Trivia: What was the first computer virus? Written in 1971 by Robert Thomas without malicious intent By TechSpot Trivia, January 31, 2020, 8:12 AM
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
Trivia Mobile The first computer worm to target mobile phones affected handheld devices running what OS? Windows CE, BlackBerry, Symbian, or Palm OS? By TechSpot Trivia, October 3, 2017, 11:44 AM
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