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Malicious spam campaigns leave experts puzzled

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 21, 2011

Increase in malware in spam has not led to increase in malicious activity.

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Trojan steals money from bank accounts via 'training session'

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 21, 2011

Social engineering circumvents banking security

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Diginotar declared bankrupt

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 20, 2011

Browsers and operating systems had already revoked trust in Dutch CA.

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Bank's Twitter account hacked to send phishing messages

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 20, 2011

Important lessons for companies engaging in social media.

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Confirmed newsletter subscriptions half as likely to be blocked

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 19, 2011

Good practice means good performance.

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Windows Help Files used in targeted attacks

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 14, 2011

Files with code-executing properties attached to emails.

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Latest VBSpam certification results published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 14, 2011

Latest VBSpam results published - full report now also available.

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Iranians spied on using rogue DigiNotar certificates

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 5, 2011

Fake certificates signed for CIA, Mossad, Google, Facebook.

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September issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 1, 2011

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

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Researchers find email used in RSA hack

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 26, 2011

Email with malicious attachment uploaded to online scanning service

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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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