Tag Archives: Worm

Jan
06

Ramnit worm steals 45K Facebook logins

facebook Facebook, which is swiftly becoming a haven for malware due to its high level of popularity, has been hit by a major worm attack. First discovered in April 2010, Ramnit began.. more
Nov
30

Facebook worm spreading ZeuS variant

facebook A new worm is spreading throughout Facebook that causes a user’s computers to login and spam friends lists. The spam messages contain a link which lures users into opening what appears.. more
Aug
30

Spreading Morto worm affects RDP

malware A new worm has been discovered that spreads through the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and infects Windows workstations and servers. Morto is a new type of worm discovered recently and is.. more
Sep
27

Second worm gets Twitter’s goat

Twitter has been hit by a second worm inside a week, the first being the onMouseOver exploit which struck last Tuesday. The latest attack, which occurred yesterday, involved messages which, how can we put this politely, claimed that users enjoyed intimate relations with goats. The.. more
Sep
21

Twitter hit by “onmouseover” JavaScript exploit

Twitter users beware, there is currently an exploit live on the site which can open up pop-ups and third party websites. And it’s being used by hackers to promote various nasty bits of spam, malware and pornography sites. The JavaScript exploit is known as “onmouseover”.. more
Sep
10

“Here you have” adult movie worm causes corporate chaos

A new mass-mailing worm has been spreading quickly, with security experts from McAfee to Sophos issuing warnings about the virus. It’s been dubbed the “Here you have” worm as that’s the subject of the email message which delivers the malware. The mail contains a link.. more
Apr
27

NHS hit by Malware

A virus designed to infect home computers has somehow found its way into the NHS system. An estimated 1,100 computers have been infected, giving anyone with any contact with the NHS cause for concern. The alert has been raised by the security software company Symantec,.. more
Nov
26

Ikee worm author bags developer job

If we’re after a job, most of us hunt through the ads section of the paper and online employment sites, then send out some CVs. However, there are alternatives to the traditional methods. Such as writing a worm and releasing it on unsuspecting “jail-broken” iPhone.. more
Nov
23

Serious worm hits jail-broken iPhones

The second ever iPhone worm has turned up, and this one is far more serious than the previous joke effort which merely deposited a picture of Rik Astley. The worm, dubbed “duh”, targets online banking users, attempting to siphon off information (presumably password details). “Duh”.. more
Nov
19

Twilight fans caught out by worm

As ‘Twilight: New Moon’ gains interest from a huge amount of fans, it seems like the ideal time for cybercriminals to attempt to fool some of these fans into spreading malware for them. No matter what the story is, if it is popular cybercriminals will.. more