From prank viruses to profit-driven cybercrime, Mikko Hypponen explains how today’s malware is targeted, professional, and ...

Despite widespread fears of a mass outbreak on the Internet on Wednesday, the Conficker worm proved to be a dud. But what the Conficker episode did show is the dangerously primitive state of ...

Report Details Why the Conficker Botnet Was Abandoned About 10 years ago, a worm dubbed Conficker began constructing a botnet that ran away to over 10 million Windows computers.

Conficker malware dating back to 2008 was leveraged by ransomware masterminds to help infect machines with WannaCry.

Conficker returns from obsolescence to help hijack medical devices and steal patient records. Internet-connected medical devices such as MRI machines, CT scanners and dialysis pumps are ...

Redundant botnets were responsible for 35% of recognized attacks in March, according to data collected by Check Point. It said that Conficker was the most prominent family with 20% of the recognized ...

According to one security firm’s report, the Conficker worm remains the top malware attacking UK businesses, accounting for 1 in 5 of all detections.

Police body cams found pre-installed with notorious Conficker worm One of the world's most prolific pieces of malware is found in cams from Martel.

The Conficker Working Group was tasked with stopping the botnet and finding its creators. It's still at work -- and so is Conficker.

The fact that enterprise computers continue to be infected by the six-year-old Conficker worm reflects the “sad state of affairs of IT security", says the Conficker Working Group (CWG). “The ...

Web attacks emerge as top threat as businesses finally begin to win the battle against Conficker and other worms, says Microsoft ...