A daily survey of the latest cybercrime news from around the world.
The Register: Nasty Email Gives ANTS a Case of Worms 26-Oct-01 12:05:20 ET
Story Highlights:“An email purporting to offer a patch to a Trojan horse scanner, popular in Germany, is actually an Internet worm…”
* * *
“The Anset worm, which is doing the rounds on the Internet (and comes in three variants), spreads as an email attachment named ants3set.exe…”
CBS News: Two New Viruses Play On Patriotism 25-Oct-01 11:46:37 ET
Story Highlights:“Osama bin Laden and the American Red Cross could be battling it out on your computer…”
* * *
“They’re both computer viruses: The worm named after the Saudi-born fugitive accused of masterminding the attacks on the United States has surfaced in South Korea, while Septer is a Trojan horse that attempts to steal your credit card information by pretending to be a request from the Red Cross for a contribution…”
For more of the latest e-business and technology news from around the world, updated 24 hours a day, visit TechNewsWorld.com.
Loading ...
