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Storm returns to non-holiday spam

Storm returns to non-holiday spam

After a spate of holiday-themed attacks, the Storm Worm creators are going back to basics with their latest spam run that launched Sunday.
Dan Kaplan Mar 4 2008 9:31AM Security
Storm worm botnet: mutating or fading?

Storm worm botnet: mutating or fading?

What is the future of the infamous Storm worm, has it morphed into the Mega-D botnet that is now posing a threat or shrunk out of sight?
Negar Salek Feb 28 2008 11:32AM Security
Storm clouds Valentine's Day inboxes

Storm clouds Valentine's Day inboxes

The Storm worm is showing no signs of letting up in its Valentine's Day assault..
Shaun Nichols Feb 15 2008 8:14AM Security
Mayday worm takes on Storm

Mayday worm takes on Storm

A new worm spreading across the US has prompted some experts to warn that an extensive botnet is being spawned..
Shaun Nichols Feb 11 2008 7:17AM Security
Storm makes house calls: New messages lead to bogus medical sites, evade filters

Storm makes house calls: New messages lead to bogus medical sites, evade filters

The notorious Storm worm botnet, which has mounted phishing attacks on major banks and spawned several waves of holiday-themed messages in recent weeks, is generating spam that directs recipients to bogus medical sites, Websense has warned.
Jack Rogers Jan 31 2008 10:47AM Security
Storm botnet connected to phishing ring

Storm botnet connected to phishing ring

An investigation has uncovered a link between a recent phishing operation and the infamous Storm worm..
Shaun Nichols Jan 11 2008 7:18AM Security
Fortinet: Storm Worm botnet used to mount phishing attacks on Barclays, Halifax banks

Fortinet: Storm Worm botnet used to mount phishing attacks on Barclays, Halifax banks

The Fortinet Global Security Research team has detected two phishing attacks on UK major banks that were mounted using the Storm Worm botnet, said to be the first attack on the financial sector by Storm's huge network of zombie computers.
Jack Rogers Jan 9 2008 12:37PM Security
New botnet set to unseat Storm as the nastiest around

New botnet set to unseat Storm as the nastiest around

According to anti-virus vendor Secure Computing a botnet virus, dubbed Nugache, is set to unseat Storm as the nastiest botnet on the planet.
Lilia Guan Jan 8 2008 1:51PM Security
Storm Worm New Year's greetings proliferating

Storm Worm New Year's greetings proliferating

The holiday blitz from the perpetrators of the Storm Worm, which began with fake Christmas messages last month, has continued unabated as a spate of false New Year's greetings have been delivered by the notorious botnet, researchers reported this week.
Jim Carr Jan 4 2008 11:08AM Security
New botnet as powerful as Storm worm revealed

New botnet as powerful as Storm worm revealed

After a year in development, a botnet touted as the ‘Celebrity Spam Gang’ has reached similar distribution capabilities as the notorious Storm worm and is responsible for 20 percent of all spam circulation, warned Marshal.
Staff Writers Nov 29 2007 12:02PM Security
Weathering the storm

Weathering the storm

Life keeps getting more difficult for information security researchers - and it's not all down to the bad guys.
Staff Writers Nov 21 2007 3:00PM Security
Storm Worm spams its bots with stock pop-up

Storm Worm spams its bots with stock pop-up

Some 250,000 computer users, who likely never knew their machines had been seeded with the notorious Storm Worm virus, received confirmation this week when a pop-up stock spam message appeared on their desktops.
Dan Kaplan Nov 15 2007 10:09AM Security
Research faces 'perfect storm' of data

Research faces 'perfect storm' of data

Scientific research is facing a revolution caused by increases in computational power and methods, according to leading academics.
Iain Thomson Oct 30 2007 6:39AM Storage
Storm Worm may have blown itself out

Storm Worm may have blown itself out

A security researcher at the University of California says the Storm Worm could be coming to an end, based on his tracking data..
Matt Chapman Oct 23 2007 3:26PM Security
Storm Worm may have blown itself out

Storm Worm may have blown itself out

A security researcher at the University of California says the Storm Worm could be coming to an end, based on his tracking data.
Matt Chapman Oct 23 2007 6:53AM Security
SecureWorks: Storm worm may be for sale

SecureWorks: Storm worm may be for sale

The infamous storm worm trojan, which first hit inboxes in January, is poised to become a for-sale spam botnet system, complete with fast-flux DNS and hosting capabilities.
Jim Carr Oct 17 2007 10:07AM Security
Malware writers trying for touchdown with NFL-themed Storm Worm

Malware writers trying for touchdown with NFL-themed Storm Worm

Are you ready for some malware? The ubiquitous Storm Worm hit the US gridiron over the weekend when attackers, through mass emails, attempted to dupe NFL fans into visiting a malicious website promising information about the season's opening weekend.
Dan Kaplan Sep 11 2007 2:33PM Security
Storm worm back with a vengeance

Storm worm back with a vengeance

The infamous Storm worm is back, according to security firm BitDefender, which found the malware in nearly 25 per cent of total detected threats during August.
Clement James Sep 11 2007 8:31AM Security
Storm worm shifts path to fake YouTube links

Storm worm shifts path to fake YouTube links

The notorious "storm worm" trojan is at it again, this time spreading through a bogus link for a YouTube video, security researchers have warned.
Dan Kaplan Aug 28 2007 9:40AM Security
Cyber-criminals unleash spam Storm

Cyber-criminals unleash spam Storm

Security experts have warned of an outbreak of malicious spam emails that use log-in account confirmation details as a hook to get users to visit an infected website.
Robert Jaques Aug 23 2007 7:36AM Security

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