In the eighties, the super nerds were called “Happy Hackers,” mostly eager to score points within the community rather than ...

A Co Down teenager has been charged with creating a computer virus which "crashed hundreds of financial institutions" across the world. Josh Maunder, 18, was charged with 21 offences, including 13 ...

The advice to computer users is to update anti-virus software frequently and to avoid opening email attachments without first contacting the sender. An RTÉ News report broadcast on 24 July 2001.

Evidence shown to the court indicated that at least 29,000 computers were infected in 42 countries, while another 300,000 copies of the viruses – called Gokar, Redesi and Admirer – were ...

A computer virus that can be spread via WiFi has been developed by researchers in the University of Liverpool. According to the BBC, the virus searches for WiFi access points – which transmits ...

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have created a computer virus that can spread via Wi-Fi as efficiently as the common cold infects humans. Michelle Starr Science editor Michelle Starr is ...

Most computer users are all too aware of the threat of viruses and worms infecting their machines, but according to security research firm BitDefender different types of malware may now be ...

A computer virus is alive and well on the International Space Station (ISS). Nasa has confirmed that laptops carried to the ISS in July were infected with a virus known as Gammima.AG. The worm was ...