A computer worm is a type of malware that, once it infects a machine, can automatically copy and extend itself to connected devices.
You’d think keeping things secure would be easy, with artificial intelligence getting sharper every day. I mean, if it can crank out intricate code in no time, fending off cyber crooks should be a ...
Malware includes viruses, worms, adware, spyware, and ransomware — they all work differently but tend to cause similar ...
The Internet will mark an infamous anniversary on Sunday, when the Morris worm turns 20. Considered the first major attack on the ‘Net, the Morris worm served as a wake-up call to the Internet ...
A new and ongoing supply-chain attack is targeting developers on the OpenVSX and Microsoft Visual Studio marketplaces with ...
MyDoom, the latest worm to infect computers on the Internet, was designed to attack the website of the SCO Group Inc, the small software maker suing IBM over the use of software code used for the ...
Computer users are being urged to kill a malicious 'old school' software worm poised to destroy their files. Referred to by a host of names including 'Kama Sutra', 'Grew', and 'Blackworm', the ...
Estimates of the number of computers infected with the Conficker worm run from 1 million to 12 million. The malware's deadline is April 1, 2009, but no one really knows what will actually happen to ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...