It may be a new year, but an old scam is making the rounds of online computer users. The FBI recently issued a warning about a computer scam that starts on the telephone: You get a call from someone ...

What began as a ninth-grade prank has earned Rich Skrenta notoriety as the first person ever to let loose a personal computer virus. Although over the next 25 years, Skrenta started the online news ...

A new computer virus, first detected on Thursday, is already making its way around the globe, infecting computers at major corporations and government agencies as well as home users. A new virus ...

A computer virus that exploits the same vulnerability as the global “ransomware” attack has latched on to more than 200,000 computers and begun manufacturing digital currency, experts said Tuesday.

Online investigators say malicious software and computer code could be lurking on computers before the bubble wrap even comes off You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if ...

it’s bad enough dealing with real viruses, worms, and other malware on your computer. Now scammers are charging to remove threats that aren’t even there. The Federal Trade Commission recently ...

The virus known as Zotob could exploit vulnerable company computer systems. Computer experts have warned companies not to be complacent about a new form of computer virus that has emerged. Known as ...

“Antivirus companies scrambled to protect their customers against a new computer virus, dubbed ‘Goner,’ which surfaced Tuesday, deleting system files and clogging networks across the globe,” says a ...

Tim Hortons's business has been disrupted in the past week by a cash-register computer virus that has affected hundreds of its restaurants across the country and forced some to close intermittently or ...

A fake computer virus scam is spreading in Vancouver right now, and Vancouver police Sgt. Jim Scott said it’s because the thieves are getting a lot of money. The scam starts with a phone call from ...

A computer virus attacked a turbine control system at a U.S. power company when a technician unknowingly inserted an infected USB computer drive into the network, keeping a plant off line for three ...