Apple bug Thunderstrike 2 exposes Mac's vulnerablity

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 5, 2015, 10:45

The worm Thunderstrike 2 could enable a firmware attack go undetected on MacBooks and spread fast.

Researchers decode DNA of blood-sucking worms

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 12:06

Researchers have decoded the genome of a parasitic worm, which has affected 700 million of the world`s poor.

Artificial life comes closer to reality with movement in created worm

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 10:11

A project aiming to create artificial life has made a new breakthrough - the simulated worm is now able to move.

New worm research could help humans live for 500 years

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 15:36

If what works for worms can be applied to humans, then living to the ripe old age of 500 might be a possibility for us too, a new study has shown.

Air India launches investigation into `worm sandwich` allegations by passenger

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 14:02

Air India has launched an investigation after a passenger said he had found worms in his mid-flight sandwich.

New species of spoon worm found in Japan

Last Updated: Sunday, June 30, 2013, 13:24

Japanese scientists have discovered a new species of the bizarrely shaped spoon worm, which is pinkish-yellow in colour with a body length of 10 cm.

`Stuxnet worm older than previously believed`

Last Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2013, 14:05

The computer worm that targeted an Iranian nuclear plant is older than previously believed, security experts from an anti-virus company have revealed.

Worm in chicken; KFC outlet closed down

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 12:21

The outlet of KFC has been closed down by the state Food Safety Authorities after a worm was found in a chicken dish bought by a customer from the multi-national restaurant chain

Space travel extends lifespan of microscopic worm

Last Updated: Sunday, July 8, 2012, 10:00

The effect of spaceflight on a microscopic worm, Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans), could help it to live longer, a new study has revealed.

Sophisticated spyware virus hit Iran and other ME countries

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 14:07

Security experts discovered the new data-stealing virus dubbed Flame which they say has lurked inside thousands of computers across the Middle East for as long as five years as part of a sophisticated cyber warfare campaign.

Conficker worm a continuing threat: Microsoft

Last Updated: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 21:20

The Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 12 (SIRv12) also revealed the worm continues to spread because of weak or stolen passwords and vulnerabilities for which a security update exists.