Four different experts respond: Rob Rosenberger is a computer consultant who maintains the Computer Virus Myths Homepage. He replies: The roots of the modern computer virus go back to 1949, when ...

Last year's verdict was the first handed down against a virus writer in the Netherlands and one of the few such verdicts in the world. De Wit was charged with spreading data via a computer network ...

The ‘ILOVEYOU’ virus, also known as ‘Love Bug’ or ‘Loveletter’, infected over ten million Windows devices in early May 2000, causing huge damage to devices globally and impacting consumers and ...

The story of the first computer virus is fascinating, thanks to the work of just one person. Before discussing the first computer virus, a little context will probably be helpful. For this purpose ...

A computer virus may spread from one device to another, take over your software and steal information that can be held at ransom. Spam emails, instant messaging, file-sharing devices, fake ...

After booting up their computers one day in late March ... MedStar’s systems had been infected by ransomware, a type of computer virus that encrypts a victim’s files with a private key ...

A computer virus may spread from one device to another, take over your software and steal information that can be held at ransom. Spam emails, instant messaging, file-sharing devices, fake ...

Last year’s verdict was the first handed down against a virus writer in the Netherlands and one of the few such verdicts in the world. De Wit was charged with spreading data via a computer ...