On the Internet's 40th anniversary, Symantec lists the worst cyber threats. Sept. 3, 2009 — -- This fall marks the 40th birthday of the Internet, and to celebrate it, Symantec, the manufacturer ...

You’ve heard the term, but what does it actually mean? Learn from our expert how these self-replicating programs sneak in, spread, and slow your system down, plus what you need to know to stay ahead.

The novel malware strain is being dubbed Shai-Hulud — after the name for the giant sandworms in Frank Herbert’s Dune novel ...

“Asked to identify the types of security attacks they expect to be most troubled by in three years time, viruses and worms (20 percent) still topped the list, followed by spyware (14 percent), ...

The fast-moving Conficker computer worm, a scourge of the Internet that has infected at least 3 million PCs, is set to spring to life in a new way on Wednesday -- April Fools' Day. That's when many of ...

Security researchers have identified at least 187 npm packages compromised in an ongoing supply chain attack. The coordinated ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), have received reports of recent spam e-mails spreading the Storm Worm malicious software, known as malware.

A year after a glitch at cybersecurity company CrowdStrike triggered a global computer outage affecting millions of computers ...

In 2010, a computer worm called Stuxnet sabotaged Iran’s nuclear program. It wasn’t ordinary malware—it was the world’s first true cyberweapon, capable of crippling nations.

A new instant messaging worm dubbed “Bizex” is making the rounds, targeting ICQ users with invitations to visit a site that can install malicious code on the target computer. Russian anti-virus ...

The worm, a computer program designed to propagate and infect users over a network, targeted the San Francisco-based Twitter site in a series of four attacks from Saturday morning until early Monday ...

Roundworms, also known as nematodes, are a leading cause of parasitic infection worldwide, causing painful swelling, severe abdominal pain and even blindness. Now, scientists say that viruses carried ...