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Popular sites carrying Javascript attacks

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 5, 2007

Superbowl stadium among many hosting malware attack.

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Major brands hit with adware fines

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 1, 2007

Landmark case blames advertisers for malware tactics.

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Upcoming events

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 1, 2007

Round up of this year's must-attend spam events.

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Vista security concerns

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 1, 2007

'Dramatically more secure'... or not?

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VB100 news

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 1, 2007

This month: new platform, new logo.

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Microsoft steals market share

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 1, 2007

Symantec and McAfee see drops in market share.

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UK police 'can no longer cope' with e-crime

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 26, 2007

Report demands more resources and national IT squad.

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MySpace sues Spam King

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 24, 2007

Serial spammer faces more fines for abusing social system.

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Fujacks hype incenses analysts

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 19, 2007

Chinese reports of 'major threat' thought unlikely.

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More phishers and spammers face prison time

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 17, 2007

US, Dutch and Japanese police crack down on online bad guys.

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Storm e-card malware keeps on coming

No end to flood of fake friendly greetings.
No end to flood of fake friendly greetings. A further wave of e-cards carrying links to 'Storm' malware (various labelled Nuwar, Peacomm, Dorf, Zhelatin) has been hitting inboxes… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/storm-e-card-malware-keeps-coming/

House of Lords warns of e-crime fears

Report recommends harder, smarter fight against online dangers.
Report recommends harder, smarter fight against online dangers. A major report by the Science and Technology Committee of the UK's House of Lords has found the internet to be rife… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/house-lords-warns-e-crime-fears/

Worries of Storm forming massive botnet

DDoS danger looms as infection levels boom.
DDoS danger looms as infection levels boom. Repeated waves of the 'Storm' trojan attacks continue to be spammed out, with the latest using more eCards to hook in still more… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/worries-storm-forming-massive-botnet/

Spam barrages take down filters, networks

Report shows increase in spam bombardment attacks.
Report shows increase in spam bombardment attacks.MessageLabs' monthly report on the latest trends in spam has warned of an alarming rise in 'spam spikes', targeted attacks which… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/06/spam-barrages-take-down-filters-networks/

Estonian websites suffer wave of DoS attacks

Baltic republic accuses Russia of cyber-warfare.
Baltic republic accuses Russia of cyber-warfare. A wave of denial of service (DoS) attacks on Estonian websites has prompted the Estonian government to accuse its neighbour of… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/estonian-websites-suffer-wave-dos-attacks/

Botnet DoS no longer profitable

Extortion attacks fall as herders find easier money elsewhere.
Extortion attacks fall as herders find easier money elsewhere. The use of armies of botnets to carry out denial-of-service attacks on lucrative websites, as a method of extorting… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/botnet-dos-no-longer-profitable/

DoS attacks support political unrest

Estonia rioting backed up by attacks on government websites.
Estonia rioting backed up by attacks on government websites. Severe rioting in Estonia, sparked by anger over the removal of a Russian monument from a prominent war memorial, has… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/dos-attacks-support-political-unrest/

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