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• Stuxnet industrial worm was written over a year ago

  By Robert McMillan | 06 August, 2010 06:02

  A sophisticated worm designed to steal industrial secrets has been around for much longer than previously thought, according to security experts investigating the malicious software.

• LoveBug worm hit 10 years ago during a simpler time

  By Tim Greene | 05 May, 2010 07:42

  When the LoveBug worm hit 10 years ago, it was a different time when people believed admirers were really reaching out to say "I love you", personal firewalls were turned off by default and executable attachments weren't blocked at e-mail gateways.

• 10 security nasties of the last decade

  By ARN Staff | 04 May, 2010 15:34

  This slideshow looks at 10 of the nastiest viruses to hit our computers in the last decade and how each of them wreaked their own type of havoc for business and consumer users. From the LoveBug to Zotob and Conficker these are the viruses of your IT life.

• China warns about return of destructive Panda virus

  By Owen Fletcher | 30 November, 2009 06:23

  A computer worm that China warned Internet users against is an updated version of the Panda Burning Incense virus, which infected millions of PCs in the country three years ago, according to McAfee.

• Facebook worm spreads with a lurid lure

  By Jeremy Kirk | 25 November, 2009 08:24

  Some Facebook users have been infected with a worm after clicking on an image of a scantily clad woman, which then redirects the victims to a pornography site, according to security researchers.

• First iPhone worm spreads Rick Astley wallpaper

  By Robert McMillan | 09 November, 2009 08:25

  The first worm written for Apple's iPhone has been unleashed and is infecting phones in Australia.

• After one year, Conficker infects 7 million computers

  By Robert McMillan | 31 October, 2009 07:25

  The Conficker worm has passed a dubious milestone. It has now infected more than 7 million [m] computers, security experts estimate.

• Worm-bearing Twitter spam on the loose

  By Ellen Messmer | 19 June, 2009 08:08

  Twitter spam bearing a worm virus is on the loose today trying to lure Twitter users into opening a malicious file attachment containing malware that could take over Windows-based machines, Symantec is warning.

• Twitter gets targeted again by worm-like phishing attack

  By Jeremy Kirk | 28 May, 2009 06:31

  Twitter users have been tricked into divulging their login and password details to a Web site that then spammed their contacts.

• Conficker still infecting 50,000 PCs per day

  By Robert McMillan | 21 May, 2009 10:07

  The Conficker worm is still infecting systems at a brisk rate and continues to snag computers in Fortune 1000 companies, according to security researchers.

• New Twitter worm targets celebrities

  By Agam Shah | 20 April, 2009 05:14

  A worm referencing celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher and Oprah Winfrey is rapidly spreading across microblogging site Twitter, security firm Sophos said on Friday.

• Conficker group says worm 4.6 million strong

  By Robert McMillan | 15 April, 2009 05:40

  Security experts say that the Conficker worm has infected an awful lot of computers, making it the largest "botnet" of hacked computers on the planet. The thing they can't seem to agree on, however, is exactly how many people have been hit.

• Researchers make wormy Twitter attack

  By Robert McMillan | 23 March, 2009 07:36

  Computer security researchers have devised a new Twitter attack that they say could spread virally, much like a worm on the microblogging service.

• Microsoft puts the kibosh on Facebook worm Koobface

  By Gregg Keizer | 12 March, 2009 08:14

  Microsoft is trying to stamp out the Koobface worm, which has spread aggressively on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, the company said Tuesday.

• Conficker Worm Strikes Back With New Variant

  By Erik Larkin | 07 March, 2009 09:52

  The Conficker/Downadup worm managed to slither onto millions of PCs worldwide at its height, but after it initially infected a computer it only really acted to spread itself, and didn't cause further harm. Until now.