In response to the publication of the SQL Slammer source code in a major industry magazine, Microsoft officials are warning users to make sure they've taken advantage of the rash of SQL Slammer ...

The SQL Slammer worm, exploiting a vulnerability in SQL Server 2000 patched by Microsoft six months ago, flooded the Internet with traffic and infected about 35,000 hosts over the weekend. IT teams ...

If you were in IT in 2003, you remember what you were doing when Slammer went off like all civilians do when a president is shot. It was a Saturday…early Saturday. The SQL Slammer worm had been ...

January 25 marked the 10-year anniversary of the SQL Slammer worm. At the time, SQL Slammer was big news – it infected 75,000 computers in its first 10 minutes in the wild and ultimately became known ...

The SQL Slammer worm (w2.SQLSlammer.worm), also known as Sapphire (F-Secure), w32.SQLexp.worm (Symantec), and Helkern (Kaspersky), exploits known vulnerabilities in Microsoft SQL 2000 servers. It does ...

A computer worm that resulted in a wave of distributed denial-of-service attacks in 2003 has mysteriously returned to the Internet in a series of attempted attacks late last year. Security firm Check ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The SQL Slammer worm hit the internet on the weekend of January 25-26. Everyone (read world + dog) who has an unpatched SQL Server 2000 ...

If you were surfing the 'net yesterday, you might've noticed having trouble reaching some sites. If you work in IT, you might have gotten a phone call yesterday morning to come in and start putting ...

A worm that attacks Microsoft's database software spread through the Internet over the weekend, causing cash machines to stop issuing money, taking most of South Korea offline, and slowing down the ...

For a week in November and December 2016, someone tried to resurrect the 14-year-old SQL Slammer worm, according to security firm Check Point, who reported today that they've "detected a massive ...