http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/1499/all xx http://www.itworld.com/security/71349/koobface-worm-infects-twitter Symantec reports this morning that the Koobface worm that first hit Facebook continues winding its way through Twitter. http://www.itworld.com/security/71349/koobface-worm-infects-twitter#comments Internet Security News Facebook koobface Symantec Twitter worm Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:59:33 -0400 CaraGarretson 71349 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/68223/conficker-still-infecting-50000-pcs-day The Conficker worm is still infecting systems at a brisk rate and continues to snag computers in Fortune 1000 companies, according to security researchers. http://www.itworld.com/security/68223/conficker-still-infecting-50000-pcs-day#comments Security News conficker worm Wed, 20 May 2009 20:35:10 -0400 ITworld staff 68223 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/windows/67252/microsoft-doctors-autorun-windows-7-stymie-conficker Microsoft will unveil changes in next week's public Windows 7 Release Candidate that are designed to stymie the Conficker worm. But the company has not set a timeline for updating Windows XP and Vista. http://www.itworld.com/windows/67252/microsoft-doctors-autorun-windows-7-stymie-conficker#comments Security Windows News conficker Vista Windows 7 Windows XP worm Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:49:29 -0400 ITworld staff 67252 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/67226/no-jail-time-nugache-worm-creator A 20-year-old man from Cheyenne, Wyoming, has been sentenced to five years' probation for creating what researchers called one of the most sophisticated botnet networks of hacked computers in recent years. http://www.itworld.com/security/67226/no-jail-time-nugache-worm-creator#comments Security News botnet nugache worm Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:52:30 -0400 ITworld staff 67226 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/66590/new-twitter-worm-targets-celebrities A worm that tries to tap into celebrities' popularity on Twitter is rapidly spreading across the service, Sophos said on Friday. http://www.itworld.com/security/66590/new-twitter-worm-targets-celebrities#comments Internet Security News celebrity Twitter worm Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:08:32 -0400 ITworld staff 66590 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/66412/conficker-group-says-worm-46-million-strong Security experts say that the Conficker worm has infected an awful lot of computers, making it the largest "botnet" of hacked computers on the planet. The thing they can't seem to agree on, however, is exactly how many people have been hit. http://www.itworld.com/security/66412/conficker-group-says-worm-46-million-strong#comments Security News botnet conficker worm Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:24:04 -0400 ITworld staff 66412 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/66349/twitter-wrestles-fourth-worm-attack Another worm attack early Monday on Twitter kept the micro-blogging Web service chasing down infected accounts and deleting rogue tweets. http://www.itworld.com/security/66349/twitter-wrestles-fourth-worm-attack#comments Security News Twitter worm Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:02:41 -0400 ITworld staff 66349 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/66338/twitter-worm-attack-continues-here-s-how-keep-safe The malicious worm affecting Twitter over the weekend has now mutated and continues to invade the popular micro-blogging network, and security analysts fear that further mutations of the worm will continue to wreak havoc on the network over the week. http://www.itworld.com/security/66338/twitter-worm-attack-continues-here-s-how-keep-safe#comments Security Tip StalkDaily Twitter worm Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:44:05 -0400 ITworld staff 66338 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/66298/weekend-worms-strike-twitter-teen-admits-responsibility Twitter was hit with at least three different worm attacks that started Saturday and continued into Sunday. http://www.itworld.com/security/66298/weekend-worms-strike-twitter-teen-admits-responsibility#comments Security News Twitter worm Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:36:41 -0400 ITworld staff 66298 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/66284/twitter-worm-stalkdaily-launched-spread-defeated A new worm started propagating through Twitter yesterday. Here's how it worked, who is behind it (maybe), and how to make sure you're not infected. http://www.itworld.com/security/66284/twitter-worm-stalkdaily-launched-spread-defeated#comments Internet Security News Twitter worm Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:31:13 -0400 pasmith 66284 at http://www.itworld.com