Wiliiam Eazel

Security firms warned of a spam campaign which pretends that the recipient has won a charitable grant set up to create a living memorial to the late Diana, Princess of Wales.

Bots have emerged as the most prolific type of malicious code during 2005, according to new research. Data published today by PandaLabs reveals that more than 10,000 new samples of automated worms or trojans were detected during this year alone, leading to a sharp rise in the number of zombie botnets used by cyber criminals.