News tagged with worm attack
Iran says Duqu malware under 'control'
Iran said on Sunday it had found a way to "control" the computer malware Duqu, which is similar to Stuxnet virus which in 2010 attacked its nuclear programme and infected more than 30,000 computers.
Nov 13, 2011 |
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Expert warns NATO of cyber arms race
The world is entering an era of a cyber arms race where ever-more sophisticated versions of malware are the weapons of choice of actors often impossible to trace, a top IT expert told NATO Friday.
Jun 10, 2011 |
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'Digital ants' seek viruses to protect computer networks
As the nation's electrical power grid becomes more interconnected through the Internet -- from the nuclear power plant in California to transmission lines in Texas to the microwave in your kitchen -- the chances of cyber ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 30, 2011 |
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Second computer worm 'hits Iran'
Iran has been hit with new malicious software as part of cyber attacks against the country, a military officer told Mehr news agency on Monday without specifying the target.
Apr 25, 2011 |
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Iran: Computer worm could have caused huge damage
A senior Iranian military official involved in investigating a mysterious computer worm targeting Iranian nuclear facilities and other industrial sites said Saturday the malware could have caused large-scale accidents and ...
Apr 17, 2011 |
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Report: Iran's paramilitary launches cyber attack
(AP) -- Iranian hackers working for the powerful Revolutionary Guard's paramilitary Basij group have launched attacks on websites of the "enemies," a state-owned newspaper reported Monday in a rare acknowledgment from Iran ...
Mar 14, 2011 |
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Stuxnet worm brings cyber warfare out of virtual world
A mysterious computer worm that has struck Iran has raised the spectre of a cyber attack as a new weapon of war, a danger NATO identifies as a key threat, experts say.
Oct 01, 2010 |
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Modified iPhones Are Compromised By New Worm
(PhysOrg.com) -- Several research security firms have reported a new worm attack against jail broken iPhones, dubbed "Ikee.B or "Duh", this worm searches for personal and banking information.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Conficker Worm Prepares For A New Release On April 1
(PhysOrg.com) -- The conficker worm created havoc last year when it infected over 10 million computers on a global scale. The unique design of the conficker worm allowed for this large scale attack to over ...
Mar 27, 2009 |
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Worm provides clues about preventing damage caused by low-oxygen during stroke, heart attack
Neurobiologists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified pathways that allow microscopic worms to survive in a low-oxygen, or hypoxic, environment.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 29, 2009 |
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Low-cost strategy developed for curbing computer worms
Thanks to an ingenious new strategy devised by researchers at University of California, Davis and Intel Corporation, computer network administrators might soon be able to mount effective, low-cost defenses against self-propagating ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jan 13, 2009 |
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