Chinese researchers have shown that AI models have the capacity to act like aggressive and adaptive computer viruses.

What happens when you use AI to create a self-replicating computer worm? A group of researchers did just that, developing a prototype AI-driven worm that could adapt and infect a network of Windows- ...

The unstoppable computer virus may already have a name - Morris II. Unlike traditional malware, this generative AI worm doesn ...

A team of cybersecurity experts have shown how a self-replicating AI agent can take over a computer network at almost no cost. Reading time 3 minutes It’s a nightmare scenario that’s long haunted the ...

A new variant of the SoBig email worm has stormed computers around the globe to become the fastest spreading virus yet seen, say experts. The reason for SoBig.F’s virulence appears to be a combination ...

A new hybrid computer worm combines a range of tricks to attack web servers, desktop computers and computer networks. The worm has already infected hundreds of machines in the US and Asia. Although it ...

DETROIT -- A computer worm temporarily halted production at 13 of DaimlerChrysler AG's U.S. plants this week, but the company says the damage was minimal and it expects to make up the lost production.

An e-mail worm with a Sept. 11 theme has been discovered on computer systems in Europe, according to a statement from F-Secure Corp. and other security companies. The worm, called W32/Chet-A or “Chet, ...

Can malware kill? It can cause massive damages that on a dramatic day might lead you to say something like, “This %*^@# is killing me!” Computer viruses can also induce those feelings, because you ...

WASHINGTON -- A new viruslike attack struck large companies yesterday, and its rapid spread threatened to slow down the Internet. Attorney General John Ashcroft warned the computer outbreak could ...

It's being called the worst computer worm of the year -- a fast-spreading Internet threat that looks like an official e-mail from the CIA or FBI but can leave your computer wide open to intruders. The ...