Hackers Turn to Home Computers (AP)
Computer hackers, once satisfied to test their skills on large companies, are turning their sights on home computers that are faster, more powerful and less secure than ever before.
- Jan 03 4:56 PM ET

Hackers Turn to Home Computers (AP Financial)
Computer hackers, once satisfied to test their skills on large companies, are turning their sights on home computers that are faster, more powerful and less secure than ever before.
- Jan 03 4:55 PM ET

Popular Terms in Computer Security (AP)
Common terms used in computer security:
- Jan 03 1:50 PM ET

Popular Jargon in Computer Security (AP)
Common terms used in computer security:
- Jan 03 1:48 PM ET

Tips to Protect Home Computers (AP)
... By The Associated Press, By being diligent about computer security and following some simple tips, you can better protect yourself from the things that......At least once a month the backup media should be verified. -Buy and use virus protection software.......They are essential for those who keep their computers online through the popular DSL and cable modem connections but they are also valuable for those...
- Jan 03 1:49 PM ET

New Worm Plagues Holiday E-Mail (NewsFactor)
Antivirus experts are hoping to stave off the spread of a destructive new computer worm called Maldal.D, also known as ZaCker, which may be lurking in the backlogs of holiday break e-mail.
- Jan 03 1:20 PM ET

Experts Foresee More Mass-Mailing Viruses In 2002 (TechWeb)
The forecast this year calls for more mass-mailing viruses that shut down corporate servers and more Trojan code that opens up backdoors into computer systems, according to security experts.
- Jan 03 11:07 AM ET

2001: Year of the "junkyard" virus (CNET)
..." list of viruses; Sophos, Symantec, Computer Associates and Trend Micro viewed it as number two, behind Nimda,......"The Internet provides a library of virus code to raid for your viruses," Perry said......." is targeting antivirus software on infected computers....
- Jan 03 8:00 AM ET

File-sharing programs carry Trojan horse (CNET)
A pair of popular file-sharing programs have become privacy time bombs, according to computer experts.
- Jan 02 6:00 PM ET

New Hole Could Hurt AOL Messenger (AP)
A security hole in AOL Time Warner's Instant Messenger program used by millions of users worldwide can let a hacker take full control of a victim's computer, according to security researchers and the company.
- Jan 02 3:09 PM ET

Viruses in Review: How Curiosity Can Doom Users (NewsFactor)
Many of last year's biggest Internet threats featured new techniques that combined computer viruses with hacking, attacked via several different avenues, and contained more complex code than ever. But the biggest threat to Internet users, some experts say, continues to be their own curiosity.
- Jan 02 1:31 PM ET

SECURITY NET -- Toward More Cybersecurity in 2002 (Business Week)
...Then came the Nimda worm-virus in the fall.......The default configuration in all XP systems leaves computers exposed to the entire Internet....... simply load a program into a Web page that they want to execute on an unsuspecting Web surfer's computer....
- Jan 03 12:01 PM ET

New Hole in AOL Instant Messenger (AP)
... released a program that turns AOL's Instant Messenger into a key that could unlock many home computers....... security hole in AOL's Instant Messenger program that can let a hacker take control of a victim's computer, the company confirmed Wednesday. An AOL spokesman said the problem will be fixed soon,......But even that wouldn't help if the attack code were added to a virus that propagated without the victim's knowledge....
- Jan 03 2:18 AM ET

AOL scurries to fill AIM hole (CNET)
...Although virus and worm authors have concentrated on e-mail as the preferred means of propagation,......Conover is also a double major in computer science and mathematics at Utah State University at Logan....
- Jan 02 6:00 PM ET

Suddenly, Uncle Sam Wants to Bankroll You (The New York Times)
...Companies that provide encryption technology, firewall software, anti-virus programs and biometrics identifying individuals based on unique characteristics like handprints......As they and the government grow ever more dependent on computer systems, monitoring of electronic intrusions or suspicious behavior on a network is growing...
- Dec 30 9:11 AM ET

Terror Cells Slip Through Europe's Grasp (The New York Times)
...It's a virus......." along with students, petty criminals, computer specialists....
- Dec 28 9:04 AM ET

Stand by for More Nasty Web Attacks in 2002 (Reuters)
If security experts are calling 2001 the worst year for computer viruses, and December the worst month, how bad will things get in 2002?
- Dec 26 5:52 PM ET

FEATURE-Stand by for more nasty Web attacks in 2002 (Reuters Securities)
If security experts are calling 2001 the worst year for computer viruses, and December the worst month, how bad will things get in 2002?
- Dec 26 1:48 PM ET

Experts Warn of Christmas Computer Worm (ABCNEWS.com)
Computer security experts warn 'Zacker,' a new holiday-themed computer virus is winding its way through the Internet.
- Dec 19 4:12 PM ET

Clever Shoho worm may flood e-mail (ZDNet)
... of the potential for excess e-mail and file damage, Shoho currently ranks a 6 on the ZDNet Virus Meter.......Shoho also adds the following files to an infected computer to the C:\Windows subdirectory: email.txt emailinfo.txt drwatson drwatson\frame.htm winl0g0n.exe...
- Dec 21 3:14 PM ET

Computer virus could render a very unhappy New Year (Reuters Securities)
A newly discovered computer worm, sent under guise of a holiday greeting, has popped up in the United States and Europe and, if activated, could destroy personal computers, experts said on Wednesday.
- Dec 19 1:55 PM ET

Shedding Light on 'Magic Lantern' (ABCNEWS.com)
... remote.focus();} In order to stop criminals and terrorists who may be plotting evil deeds using computers and the Internet, the FBI is developing a tool that is more commonly associated with computer...... be able to secretly install itself on an unsuspecting user's computer, much like a computer virus....
- Dec 21 1:26 PM ET

Company E-Greetings Die Early in Computer Networks (Reuters)
...Thousands of e-cards never arrive in their intended form because computer networks are designed to filter out suspicious attachments, which can apply to e-greetings......To make matters worse for enterprises that go electronic, anti-virus software companies advise computer users to be extremely cautious before opening e-greetings....
- Dec 20 9:12 AM ET

Government Internet Snooping: Out of Control? (NewsFactor)
...In addition, the FBI admitted last week that it is developing a computer worm capable of recording and transmitting data to investigators -......Concerns center on a lack of control over a virus on the Internet and the fear that Magic Lantern, which the government reportedly plans to ask......Is it going to be stored on one of the computers the [General Accounting Office] keeps faulting?...
- Dec 17 7:12 PM ET

Antivirus Protection Under Fire from Latest Worms (NewsFactor)
In addition to spreading in traditional fashion through e-mail and Internet Relay Chat (IRC), the most recent computer worms have targeted antivirus and firewall programs in an effort to delete them and disable protection.
- Dec 14 6:50 PM ET

FDA Sues Red Cross Over Blood Safety (HealthSCOUT)
... documents said a Red Cross center lost track of blood that had tested positive for the AIDS virus and, as of the court filing date, had not been able to locate the material;...... then president of the Red Cross, admitted that the headquarters' computer system occasionally "lost functionality," putting patients at potentially "...
- Dec 15 2:40 AM ET

FBI Confirms 'Magic Lantern' Project Exists (Reuters)
An FBI spokesman confirmed on Wednesday that the U.S. government is working on a controversial Internet spying technology, code-named ``Magic Lantern'', which could be used to eavesdrop on computer communications by suspected criminals.
- Dec 12 6:09 PM ET

FBI spokesman confirms 'Magic Lantern' project exists (Reuters Securities)
An FBI spokesman confirmed on Wednesday that the U.S. government is working on a controversial Internet spying technology, code-named ``Magic Lantern'', which could be used to eavesdrop on computer communications by suspected criminals.
- Dec 12 5:59 PM ET

Poetic Goker disables antivirus protection (ZDNet)
...Goker currently ranks a 4 on the ZDNet Virus Meter.......If the infected computer is also a Web server running Microsoft IIS, Goker can infect the Default.htm page so that outsiders......"On infected computers, Goker looks for and disables several popular antivirus products,...
- Dec 13 3:14 PM ET

Virus Experts Connect To Combat Blended Threats (NewsFactor)
Experts called the recent Goner computer worm a perfect example of a "blended threat" -- one that combines the evils of an Internet virus with the opportunity for a hacker to take over a PC and turn it into a zombie. In response, antivirus and security professionals are increasingly coming together to answer the challenge with their own blended defense.
- Dec 11 12:58 PM ET

FBI Waves 'Magic Lantern' (NewsFactor)
...According to reports, Magic Lantern works by remotely installing a computer virus onto a suspect's PC....
- Dec 13 1:06 PM ET

Child's play: The 'kiddies' behind latest e-mail assault (ZDNet)
It appears that a childish rivalry between gangs of script kiddies (youths who cut-and-paste existing code to create malicious programs) led to the creation of last week's Goner worm, which has caused an estimated $5 million in damage worldwide. Over the weekend, four Israeli youths age 15 to 16 were charged with authoring Goner. Under Israeli law, the alleged virus writers could each face sentences of between three to five years in prison.
- Dec 12 9:14 AM ET

Antivirus firms say they won't create FBI loophole (Reuters Securities)
Anti-virus software vendors said on Monday they don't want to create a loophole in their security products to let the FBI or other government agencies use a virus to eavesdrop on the computer communications of suspected criminals.
- Dec 10 8:24 PM ET

'Goner' Suspects Under House Arrest (Reuters)
Four Israeli teenagers were placed under house arrest Monday after admitting they wrote and spread the ``Goner'' worm that wreaked havoc on computers worldwide, police said.
- Dec 11 8:09 AM ET

Israeli Teens Confess To Launching 'Goner' Worm (NewsFactor)
Four Israeli teenagers have confessed to being behind the "Goner" computer worm that has affected hundreds of thousands of computers around the world, police were quoted as saying this weekend.
- Dec 10 1:11 PM ET

'Goner' Suspects Under House Arrest in Israel (Reuters)
Four Israeli teenagers were placed under house arrest on Monday after admitting they wrote and spread the ``Goner'' worm that wreaked havoc on computers worldwide, police said.
- Dec 10 12:20 PM ET

"Goner" suspects under house arrest in Israel (Reuters Securities)
Four Israeli teenagers were placed under house arrest on Monday after admitting they wrote and spread the ``Goner'' worm that wreaked havoc on computers worldwide, police said.
- Dec 10 12:07 PM ET

Israel Says Teens Admit to Spreading 'Goner' Worm (Reuters)
Four Israeli teenagers who admitted to writing and spreading the ``Goner'' computer worm that caused millions of dollars of damage worldwide were due to appear in a Tel Aviv juvenile court Monday, police said.
- Dec 10 11:08 AM ET

Israel says teens admit to spreading "Goner" worm (Reuters Securities)
Four Israeli teenagers who admitted to writing and spreading the ``Goner'' computer worm that caused millions of dollars of damage worldwide were due to appear in a Tel Aviv juvenile court on Monday, police said.
- Dec 10 9:01 AM ET

SPECIAL REPORT -- A New Twist in Computer Security Tools (Business Week)
...Technology: SPECIAL REPORT By Alex Salkever Technology Editor Salkever regularly covers computer security issues in his Security Net column, only on BW Online Until now,...... consumers and corporations trying to avoid contamination from nasty bugs such as the I Love You virus that made the rounds in May, 2000, and the SirCam virus, which struck in the summer of 2001....
- Dec 08 12:01 AM ET

Goner worm less costly than recent computer viruses (Reuters Securities)
Despite the initial dire warnings about this week's ``Goner'' worm, the economic pain from the virus should turn out to be minimal, an expert said on Thursday.
- Dec 06 6:48 PM ET

Stock Focus: Are These Terror-Bubble Stocks? (Forbes.com)
...Example: McAfee.com , which develops anti-virus software....... Phillips says that McAfee's stock price is often swayed by current events in the world of computer security; he points to several virus outbreaks in August and September as possible catalysts...
- Dec 07 8:59 AM ET

"Goner" computer worm outbreak subdued in Asia (Reuters Securities)
A new computer worm named ``Goner'' was losing momentum in Asia on Wednesday after infiltrating corporate and personal email inboxes in the United States and Europe, virus security experts said.
- Dec 04 11:37 PM ET

'Goner' Computer Worm Outbreak Subdued in Asia (Reuters)
A new computer worm named ``Goner'' was losing momentum in Asia on Wednesday after infiltrating corporate and personal email inboxes in the United States and Europe, virus security experts said.
- Dec 04 11:42 PM ET

'Goner' Virus Hits Email Accounts Nationwide (KPIX)
You may have received a computer virus through your email.
- Dec 04 9:15 PM ET

'Goner' Worm Hitting Corporate, Individual PCs (Reuters)
A new computer worm named ''Goner'' was spreading quickly through corporate and personal e-mail inboxes on Tuesday, deleting system files and clogging networks in what could be the biggest outbreak since last year's ``Love Letter'' virus, security software vendors said.
- Dec 04 9:36 PM ET

'Goner' worm hitting corporate, individual PCs (Reuters Securities)
A new computer worm named ``Goner'' was spreading quickly through corporate and personal e-mail inboxes on Tuesday, deleting system files and clogging networks in what could be the the biggest outbreak since last year's ``Love Letter'' virus, security software vendors said.
- Dec 04 8:49 PM ET

CORRECTED: Goner Computer Worm Not a Goner Yet (Reuters)
The so-called ``Goner'' Internet worm was still infecting computers in the United States on Wednesday, after wreaking havoc there and in Europe on Tuesday, but was leaving Asia relatively unscathed, software security experts said.
- Dec 05 5:08 PM ET

COORECTED: Goner Computer Worm Not a Goner Yet (Reuters)
The so-called ``Goner'' Internet worm was still infecting computers in the United States on Wednesday, after wreaking havoc there and in Europe on Tuesday, but was leaving Asia relatively unscathed, software security experts said.
- Dec 05 5:06 PM ET

Goner Computer Worm Not a Goner Yet (Reuters)
The so-called ``Goner'' Internet worm was still infecting computers in the United States on Wednesday, after wreaking havoc there and in Europe on Tuesday, but was leaving Asia relatively unscathed, software security experts said.
- Dec 05 5:08 PM ET

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