EICAR Conference Cancelled

First published: 31^st March 2007

The European Institute of Computer Anti–Virus Research (EICAR) has announced that its 16th Conference, which was to be held from 5th to 8th May 2007 at the Radisson SAS Béke Hotel in Budapest, has been cancelled.

Rainer Fahs, Chairman of the EICAR board, has apologised, “EICAR deeply regrets this situation and apologises to the Conference Hotel, the EICAR members, our conference team, our sponsors and those who have submitted papers for presentation at the conference as well as to those who had planned to attend the conference.”

It is understood that the conference has fallen victim to a crime, and a police investigation is underway.