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  • Email threats: A thing of the past?

    In the cyber underbelly, email has turned from mischievous to outright malicious with campaigns once utilizing trickery to fool recipients into spending money to simply taking it.

    News items | August 2, 2011 11:00am PDT

  • Experts estimate damages in the billions for bug

    A new virus sweeping through computer systems will likely be the most costly yet, industry analysts and experts say.

    News items | May 5, 2000 1:55pm PDT

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  • Email threats: A thing of the past?

    In the cyber underbelly, email has turned from mischievous to outright malicious with campaigns once utilizing trickery to fool recipients into spending money to simply taking it.

    News items | August 2, 2011 11:00am PDT

  • In move to consolidate cybersecurity, Obama taps Hathaway to lead review

    First a 60-day review, then Hathaway will be tapped as cyberczar to centralize cybersecurity efforts.

    Blog posts | February 10, 2009 5:07pm PST

  • Melissa's long gone, but lessons remain

    Six years ago, the virus taught companies and PC users to distrust e-mail. The outbreak still has lessons to teach us, experts say.

    News items | March 29, 2005 12:00pm PST

  • Judge sends Melissa creator to prison

    David L. Smith is sentenced to 20 months in prison and fined $5,000 for unleashing the Melissa computer virus, which wreaked 80 million dollars' worth of havoc.

    News items | May 1, 2002 6:30pm PDT

  • Melissa virus is a Mac wake-up call

    Mac users generally like to snicker at their PC-using friends and their susceptibility to computer viruses, but Melissa is a reminder that Mac users don't necessarily have the last laugh--they can...

    News items | January 22, 2001 12:00am PST

  • Downloads: Protection against the new Melissa

    Also known as Melissa 2001, this new variant of an old macro virus is spreading as an e-mail attachment. Protect yourself with these downloads. -- ZDNet

    News items | January 19, 2001 12:00am PST

  • Melissa is back with a vengeance

    The famous Melissa macro virus has returned, and although the infected file was saved as a Macintosh Office 2001 file, it can infect Windows Office users. Full story. -- ZDNet...

    News items | January 18, 2001 12:00am PST

  • Melissa-X disguised as Mac doc

    Also known as Melissa 2001, a new strain of an old virus appears to be a Mac-formatted version of an Office document that spreads as an e-mail attachment.

    News items | January 18, 2001 12:00am PST

  • Alert! Melissa's back in town

    A dangerous new variant on Melissa called "Resume" may be on its way to your "In" box. Full story. Robert Vamosi, Help & How-To

    News items | May 27, 2000 12:00am PDT

  • Experts estimate damages in the billions for bug

    A new virus sweeping through computer systems will likely be the most costly yet, industry analysts and experts say.

    News items | May 5, 2000 1:55pm PDT

  • Melissa virus strain gets political

    Elecciones2000, a variant of the Melissa virus (alias W97M/Melissa.AU), spreads more than political unrest -- it can delete your hard drive. Full story. -- Victor Latona, Updates.com

    News items | April 12, 2000 12:00am PDT

  • Melissa virus -- one year later

    Exactly one year ago the Melissa virus was unleashed on the Internet, knocking out e-mail servers at dozens of corporations and causing damage estimated in the millions of dollars due to computer...

    News items | March 28, 2000 12:00am PST

  • Melissa conviction to stop virus writers?

    Computer security specialists say the potential stiff penalties meted out to the Melissa creator will cause other virus writers to think thrice before unleashing their wares.

    News items | December 10, 1999 12:00am PST

  • Melissa virus accused to enter plea

    David Smith, the programmer charged with authoring the Melissa macro virus, will enter a plea in both federal and state court on Thursday.

    News items | December 9, 1999 12:00am PST

  • Smith pleads guilty to Melissa virus

    Melissa infected hundreds of thousands of computers -- now its creator faces 10 years in prison and a $150,000 fine.

    News items | December 9, 1999 12:00am PST

  • Accused 'Melissa' virus author to plead guilty

    David Smith, the accused author of the “Melissa” computer virus that brought down Internet mail servers around the world last spring, will plead guilty to federal and state charges in court...

    News items | December 8, 1999 12:00am PST

  • Disney hit with espionage? No, just Melissa

    Walt Disney Co. inadvertantly sent an internal memo on Wednesday that was infected by the Melissa.A virus. The memo, from Vice Chairman Sandy Litvack, dealt with a policy governing employees...

    News items | November 18, 1999 12:00am PST

  • Spies hit Disney? No, just Melissa

    Melissa virus leaks internal company memo to press corps. This time, there’s nothing to embarrass the company.

    News items | November 18, 1999 12:00am PST

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