The Fizzer computer virus is causing headaches for more than just its victims. The mass-mailing computer virus, which continued to spread on Wednesday, nearly overwhelmed several Internet relay chat ...
Administrators of Internet relay chat networks believe they might be able to eradicate the Fizzer virus, but the methods may run them afoul of cybercrime laws, said a legal expert Friday. Several ...
I grew up in the 2000s, so it might be a surprising statement when I say that much of my introduction to the internet, technology, and gaming came from Internet Relay Chat, also known as IRC. As a kid ...
Popular Internet relay chat network Freenode is asking users to change passwords after discovering its servers have been breached. "The freenode infra team noticed an anomaly on a single IRC server.
Last year marked the 30th anniversary of the Internet Relay Chat protocol (IRC) and it is hard to imagine that [Jarkko Oikarinen] could have foreseen the impact his invention would one day have on the ...
QuakeNet, one of the oldest IRC networks on the Web, has condemned Britain’s GCHQ for their hypocrisy – after it was revealed the agency launched DDoS attacks against IRC servers used by supporters of ...