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FTC shuts down spammers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 18, 2006

Four spam companies hit by CAN-SPAM rulings.

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Several backdoors in PDF revealed

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 18, 2006

Researcher lists security issues with document format.

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Google embarrassed by phishing demo

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 18, 2006

Fake Gmail site served by Google itself.

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Symantec hit by vulnerabilities

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 15, 2006

Two flaws in alert handling unveiled.

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Chain letter email reaps addresses

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 15, 2006

Fake research a harvesting trick by spammers.

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Vulnerability reported in IE

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 15, 2006

ActiveX flaw opens another hole in MS browser.

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Spamhaus fined $11.7 million for blocking spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 15, 2006

US judgement meaningless, says UK anti-spam project.

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ISP wins $11 million from spammers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 14, 2006

Judgement in EarthLink lawsuit grants heavy payout.

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Sony DRM/AOL combo breaks computers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 14, 2006

Anti-spyware tool attacks rootkit, kills CD drive.

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Barclays phish spammed widely

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 13, 2006

64% of recent phishes targeting global brand.

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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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