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Nations with low malware rates have better ISPs, Microsoft research finds
2011-08-29 09:26

http://news.techworld.com/security/3299592/nations-with-low-malware-rates-have-better-isps-microsoft-research-finds/ By John E Dunn Techworld 26 August 11

How Digital Detectives Deciphered Stuxnet, the Most Menacing Malware in History
2011-07-12 09:31

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/07/how-digital-detectives-deciphered-stuxnet/ By Kim Zetter Threat Level Wired.com July 11, 2011

Leader of Hacker Gang Sentenced to 9 Years For Hospital Malware
2011-03-22 06:41

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/03/ghostexodus-2/ By Kevin Poulsen Threat Level Wired.com March 18, 2011 The former leader of an anarchistic hacking group called the Electronik Tribulation...

Soundminer Android Malware Listens, Then Steals, Phone Data
2011-01-21 11:18

http://www.csoonline.com/article/656264/soundminer-android-malware-listens-then-steals-phone-data By Jeremy Kirk IDG News Service January 20, 2011 Researchers have developed a low-profile Trojan...

Malware on Laptop Caused Security Breach at PenFed
2011-01-12 08:34

http://www.depositaccounts.com/blog/2011/01/malware-on-laptop-caused-security-breach-at-penfed.html [PenFed is short for Pentagon Federal Credit Union - WK] By Ken Bank Deals Guy...

Institutions Reject Claims that Malware Shut Down ATMs, Sites
2010-11-16 06:12

http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=3096 By Tracy Kitten Managing Editor Bank Info Security November 15, 2010 The ATM and online banking outage that allegedly struck several of the...

Stuxnet malware is 'weapon' out to destroy ... Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant?
2010-09-24 08:13

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0921/Stuxnet-malware-is-weapon-out-to-destroy-Iran-s-Bushehr-nuclear-plant By Mark Clayton Staff writer September 21, 2010 Cyber security experts say they have...

'DDoS Malware Was Produced in Korea'
2009-07-28 07:31

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2009/07/129_49163.html By Kim Tong-hyung Staff Reporter Korea Times 07-27-2009 The powerful Internet attack that crippled South Korean computers earlier...

Re: China hosts nearly half of malware sites
2007-09-05 05:06

Forwarded from: *Hobbit* This is news?? June saw a spike in spam hosted on Chinese domains, where the figure rose from almost zero to 450 spam domains. Funny, I thought I was seeing [or more...

Study claims Linux most hacked but ignores malware
2004-03-01 11:05

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/03/01/1077989482304.html [Funny thing is I used to get the mi2g news alerts all the time, but it abruptly stopped because they either got sick of me replying...