Robert McMillan

Even as the "Conficker" worm, also known as "Downadup," continues to compromise millions of machines daily, its makers have released a new variant dubbed Conficker B++

An engineer with the Russian security company blames the SQL injection threat on a programming flaw in a recent support site update. What the security vendor is doing about the problem

Keith Mularski, a.k.a. Master Splynter, gives an account of how he helped authorities bust an ID theft crime ring by working undercover as an administrator for the online fraud site DarkMarket

Patch Tuesday becomes extra busy as Oracle and RIM joins Microsoft in releasing a bevy security updates

Battles raging in Gaza between Israel and Palestine forces have spilled over to the Internet as hacking groups operating out of Morocco, Lebanon, Turkey and Iran deface thousands of Web pages

Scammers have used so-called redirector links to Microsoft.com and IRS.gov domains among many others flog fake antivirus software which actually harvests login names and passwords. Find out how this strategy help cyber crooks get high Google search results

A critical flaw in Microsofts SQL Server can be exploited to run unauthorized software on systems running versions of SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005

Stealing password-protected files from a competitor's Website earns 12 months supervised probation for the president of a Boulder, Col company which is already in hot water for "trading with the enemy"