Microsoft's $250,000 Reward

Microsoft is offering a $250,000 reward for the capture of a group of hackers behind a recent worm called Conficker and Downadup. And just like any other worm or virus, this one can cause some serious damage in mainly corporate networks, although it has only infected the computers and has yet to do any damage. Microsoft has released a patch, but while it fixes the computer, it can easily be infected again. So far two million Internet protocol addresses have been detected to have already been infected with the Conficker virus. And one IP address means at least one computer. So because of this, Microsoft will award anyone who gives information leading to an arrest. This is not the first time Microsoft has had to do something like this. 5 years ago, there was a worm called Sasser which caused much trouble throughout the world and when Microsoft put up the award, the person responsible was eventually tracked down in Germany and sentenced one year later.

Facebook Attacked by Koobface Virus

Attention Facebook users: today Facebook has been attacked by the Koobface virus. This virus is similar to old worms from years ago which spreads through infected friend lists. How it infects a computer is that it will tell the Facebook user something like "You look funny in this new video," and prompt the user to open the link. After doing so it will show that a Flash update is needed. Letting the "Flash Update" to begin is the key for the virus to get into the computer. But not to worry, even if anyone did get tricked, there is a solution which Facebook has posted that can be found here or go to http://www.facebook.com/security