- Thu Mar 15 2001 Year of the Worm
Software worms have become the weapons of choice for vandals to spread their latest creations, surpassing all malicious-code predecessors in popularity.
Posted by Robert Lemos
- Wed Nov 3 2004 16 candles for first Internet worm
In 1988, a student unleashed a self-replicating worm that halted thousands of computers--and lit a fire under online security.
Posted by Munir Kotadia
- Wed Jan 17 2001 Internet worm squirms into Linux servers
An Internet worm built from available hacking tools could swamp infected portions of the Net with high-bandwidth searches for vulnerable servers.
Posted by Robert Lemos
- Thu Jul 19 2001 Code Red worm set to flood Internet
More than 15,000 infected servers are programmed to flood the Whitehouse.gov address with data, potentially slowing parts of the Net to a crawl.
Posted by Robert Lemos
- Fri Jul 25 2008 Today in Tech History: July 26, 2008
One good designer of video games and one bad designer of the first Internet worm.
Posted by Tom Merritt
- Tue Dec 4 2007 Predictions for 2008: A massive data meltdown
You think the theft of a laptop with credit card numbers is bad? You haven't seen anything yet, say Sun executives.
Posted by Michael Kanellos
- Tue Dec 1 1998 Experts say Linux attacks not unusual
Despite reports of a "worm" at work, analysts say the hacks take advantage of a well-known security hole in a messaging program.
Posted by Stephen Shankland
- Mon Sep 15 2003 Feds set up cyberfighting group
The Department of Homeland Security and CERT partner to create a new organization that aims to speed up the flow of information on virus, worms and other security woes.
Posted by John Borland
- Tue Jul 31 2001 Patches seem to keep Code Red cool
Widespread use of security patches seems to have minimized the danger that could have been wreaked by the Code Red worm.
Posted by Rachel Konrad
- Fri May 5 2000 Microsoft criticized for lack of software security
Security experts say the "I Love You" worm's spread is a perfect demonstration of the software maker's technologies working exactly as they were designed to operate.
Posted by Joe Wilcox and Paul Festa
Drop, charge, and lose the cords
