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Worm poses as tsunami relief fund email

Worm poses as tsunami relief fund email

A worm has been discovered that poses as an email about relief funds being collected for tsunami victims.
Vivienne Fisher Jan 25 2005, 12:00AM Security
Phone worm code goes public

Phone worm code goes public

Source code for the most prevalent worm targeting mobile phones has been made public -- potentially encouraging worse attacks.

Gregg Keizer , Gregg Keizer Dec 30 2004, 12:00AM Security
Another Sasser worm appears despite teen’s arrest

Another Sasser worm appears despite teen’s arrest

Despite the arrest last week of an 18-year-old in Germany accused of creating the Sasser worm, another variant rolled onto the internet a few hours after he was detained.
Staff Writers May 11 2004, 12:00AM Security
New worm assaults anti-spam organisations

New worm assaults anti-spam organisations

Email security company MessageLabs has intercepted a new variant of the Mimail email worm -- 32/Mimail.L-mm.
Nirmal Chandrasena Dec 3 2003, 12:00AM Security
New worm no pay pal

New worm no pay pal

Another variant of the MiMail worm that last appeared late October broke out on Friday disguised as a message from online payment vendor PayPal. It tries to fool users into disclosing credit-card information.
Gregg Keizer , Gregg Keizer Nov 17 2003, 12:00AM Security
Worm causes waves in BigPond

Worm causes waves in BigPond

Telstra and security experts have blamed a spam-generating worm for BigPond service problems, which they claim hit other major ISPs. Yet rival ISPs say it’s business as usual.
Siobhan Chapman Oct 17 2003, 12:00AM Security

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