Computer virus News

Researchers operating out of the Georgia Institute of Technology are warning Apple users that phony chargers could deliver malicious software onto the Apple operating system within a minute.

According to Microsoft, a new tendency has arisen in cyber-crime: to install viruses into computers as they are being constructed on production lines.

A new computer virus similar to the Stuxnet virus has been found by Russia's Kaspersky Lab. It can gather information on banking transaction and steal login information for email and social networking websites. It has been dubbed 'gauss'

Everyday more and more hackers, virus, and worms threaten to steal or destroy valuable information sitting on users computers. Take steps to close obvious vulnerabilities left open on your computer.

An anti-virus company has announced the discovery of a 'highly sophisticated' malicious program. Dubbed "Flame Virus" in the media, this malware is described as very complex and designed to carry out cyber espionage.

Nissan Motor Company fell victim to a hack incident close to two weeks ago, but waited about a week to go public with the information.

A massive cyber attack on hundreds of thousands of websites which compromises security and then links to its suspicious website has been shut down by security researchers.

Beijing - The Stuxnet computer virus has been labelled as the world's "first cyber superweapon." It is speculated that it was first designed to attack Iran's nuclear facilities. However, it has found its way to millions of computers in China.

For tricking Internet users in at least 60 countries into buying their bogus software products, three men from a Ukraine-based company have been indicted for Internet and computer fraud.

A strange, mystery virus hit the law enforcement computers on Thursday, forcing both the FBI and US Marshals Service to shut down parts of their computer networks as precaution.