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AOL security breach exposes personal info
June 16, 2000
The online service confirms that hackers have illegally compromised an undisclosed number of its member accounts by targeting key company employees with an email virus.
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Virus writers take advantage of war
March 20, 2003
A new e-mail worm is tricking people into opening dangerous attachments by promising military satellite images of Iraq.
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Trojan piggybacks on Microsoft patching
January 27, 2005
Fake e-mail warning of a Windows security problem tries to fool people into downloading and installing a program.
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Microsoft's virus antidote: Ban attachments
April 6, 2001
Responding to the rash of e-mail viruses that started with Melissa, the company is clamping down on the types of file attachments that will work with Outlook 2002 e-mail.
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New Sober virus circulating
November 16, 2005
Security analysts find large number of infected e-mails.
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Anna virus author comes forward
February 13, 2001
A Dutch virus writer known as OnTheFly admits to writing the Anna Kournikova virus, while Excite@Home compiles evidence against him.
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How to protect your computer from viruses
September 21, 2000
Computer users don't need to feel helpless against the onslaught of viruses such as "NewLove," according to antivirus experts.
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Sober worm offshoot trades on Paris Hilton, FBI
November 22, 2005
Worm variant flares up in the wild, playing on lure of heiress and fear of Fed snooping, but is coming under control.
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Anna virus fades late in game
February 13, 2001
Variants of a virus capitalizing on the popularity of 19-year-old Russian tennis player Anna Kournikova fail to add momentum to the worm's spread.
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