- Tue May 31 2005 Trial date set for Sasser suspect
Alleged author of the worm that took down hundreds of thousands of computers will go on trial in July.
Posted by Joris Evers
- Fri Oct 22 2004 New Netsky worm linked to South Korea
Security researcher who called source code "hot stuff" says new version points to copycats possibly related to a university.
Posted by Munir Kotadia
- Thu Oct 14 2004 Portuguese Netsky rates a medium risk
A Portuguese-sounding version of the virus has appeared in the wild. Be wary of mail from Manaus.
Posted by Michael Kanellos
- Fri Sep 10 2004 Microsoft: Sasser bounty hinges on conviction
Person who fingered alleged author of virus must cool heels while waiting for cool quarter-million-dollar reward.
Posted by Robert Lemos
- Fri Jul 8 2005 Sasser author gets suspended sentence
update Court passes sentence on German teen who admitted creating the worm that wreaked havoc in thousands of PCs.
Posted by Joris Evers
- Wed Jul 28 2004 Bulk of year's PC infections pinned to one man
Firm says German teen, self-confessed author of Netsky and Sasser viruses, to blame for 70 percent of infections.
Posted by Munir Kotadia
- Thu Sep 16 2004 New MyDoom offers 'how to' details
"It's like they wanted to help us, which is weird," one security expert says of the latest bizarre twist in the worm's development.
Posted by Dan Ilett
- Mon Nov 27 2006 The A to Z of security
Got the Love Bug? Scared of spyware? Read this rundown on what's keeping techies awake at night.
Posted by CNET News.com Staff
- Wed Dec 8 2004 Sophos declares Netsky-P worst virus of 2004
The firm detected 10,724 new viruses, worms and Trojan horses--an increase of nearly 52 percent over last year.
Posted by Dawn Kawamoto
- Fri Nov 5 2004 Virus writers elude Microsoft's bounty hunt
A year on, and the company's $1 million tip-off program has nabbed just one (alleged) virus writer. Is it a bust?
Posted by Robert Lemos
