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Sarkozy bank account raided by cybercrooks

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 22, 2008

Hackers steal from French president - phish suspected.

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US ISPs urged to snoop on traffic

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 22, 2008

NY Attorny General promotes deep packet inspection to AOL.

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Security dominates software sales charts

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 20, 2008

AV, IS and anti-spyware products represent nine of last month's top 20 bestsellers.

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Ham disguised as spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 17, 2008

Webshop makes mass-mailing look like phishing scam.

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Vulnerability test raises hackles

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 17, 2008

Secunia suite trial slates lack of PoC detection, but test methods called into question.

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Researchers urge anti-phishing companies to share data

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 16, 2008

Estimate over $300 million lost annually because data is not shared.

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Four critical updates this Patch Tuesday

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 14, 2008

11 updates to be issued by Microsoft in October's monthly patch release: 4 critical.

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VB2008 photos online

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 14, 2008

VB delegates at work, rest and play in Ottawa.

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MessageLabs acquired by Symantec

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 8, 2008

Acquisition deal valued at $695m.

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October issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 1, 2008

The October issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.

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Microsoft issues emergency patch

Out-of-cycle update fixes serious, wormable flaw.
Out-of-cycle update fixes serious, wormable flaw.Microsoft has issued an emergency update to cover a serious vulnerability in the Windows Server service, breaking its usual monthly… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/10/microsoft-issues-emergency-patch/

Four critical updates this Patch Tuesday

11 updates to be issued by Microsoft in October's monthly patch release: 4 critical.
11 updates to be issued by Microsoft in October's monthly patch release: 4 critical.Microsoft has prepared a total of 11 updates for the October round of its monthly patch release… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/10/four-critical-updates-patch-tuesday/

Four critical updates in Patch Tuesday release

Monthly security update small but vital.
Monthly security update small but vital.Microsoft has released its monthly 'Patch Tuesday' batch of security updates, with only four items on the list but all of them marked… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/09/four-critical-updates-patch-tuesday-release/

'Olympic' emails contain malicious XLS attachments

Malware writers sprint to use vulnerabilities before next Patch Tuesday.
Malware writers sprint to use vulnerabilities before next Patch Tuesday. Security researchers have reported seeing emails containing XLS attachments designed to exploit a yet… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/03/olympic-emails-contain-malicious-xls-attachments/

Bumper Patch Tuesday short of one patch

Excel remains vulnerable as expected fix is dropped.
Excel remains vulnerable as expected fix is dropped.Microsoft has issued its monthly 'Patch Tuesday' set of security updates, with a larger than usual crop of patches for a variety… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/02/bumper-patch-tuesday-short-one-patch/

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