Epidemic virus infects corporate e-mail. epidemic virus infects corporate e. Microsoft Corp. shut down its corporate e-mail servers Friday because of a devastating macro virus. Intel Corp. was also hit hard by the virus, which gains entry to e-mail systems via Microsoft's Outlook/Exchange products. An Intel public relations spokesperson also confirmed that some e-mail servers there had been taken off line by the virus. The Melissa virus propagates via e-mail, attached a Word file that launches a macro when opened....

E-mail flaws threaten Net security. e. A network security expert is sounding the alarm about the vulnerability of e-mail servers to attacks by malicious programs. A network security expert is sounding the alarm about the vulnerability of e-mail servers to attacks by malicious programs. Rosenberger created numerous files, each of which exploits the assumptions programmers have made about incoming e-mail. Taken together, he claims they can crash most e-mail scanners....

Badass virus targets e-mail. badass virus targets e. While the virus does not damage files, it does create large volumes of e-mail traffic and could cause network slowdowns. Like all e-mail-based viruses, Badass exists as an attachment to an e-mail message and will not execute unless the attached file is opened....

Microsoft slammed for e-mail security holes. microsoft slammed for e. A leading security analyst said the Love Bug epidemic highlighted serious flaws in Microsoft's Outlook e-mail program. A leading security analyst said the Love Bug epidemic highlighted serious flaws in Microsoft's Outlook e-mail program....

Some Microsoft Hotmail users - unable to access their email since last week - found that their personal folders, address book entries and saved mail have been deleted. Some Microsoft Hotmail users - unable to access their email since last week - found that their personal folders, address book entries and saved mail have been deleted....

Email joke virus annoys many. email joke virus annoys many. Over the weekend, an email virus masquerading as yet another unsolicited joke in a .txt file attacked computers through Microsoft Outlook. Over the weekend, an email virus masquerading as yet another unsolicited joke in a .txt file attacked computers through Microsoft Outlook....

You've got self-destructing P2P email. youve got self. Several companies have recently begun marketing email systems aimed at allowing senders to stipulate how long a message will exist before it is electronically "shredded." Several companies have recently begun marketing email systems aimed at allowing senders to stipulate how long a message will exist before it is electronically "shredded." Neither of those strategies could violate email privacy, however, if the email in question no longer existed....

German law to guard employee e-mail privacy. german law to guard employee e. Bucking the trend set by the US and the UK, the German government is apparently ready to ban the practice of employer monitoring of employee email. Bucking the trend set by the US and the UK, the German government is apparently ready to ban the practice of employer monitoring of employee email....

One in 700 e-mails infected. one in 700 e. According to statistics gathered by MessageLabs, a company that monitors 3 million e-mail messages a day, the number of viruses in the wild skyrocketed last year. According to statistics gathered by MessageLabs, a company that monitors 3 million e-mail messages a day, the number of viruses in the wild skyrocketed last year....