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Severe vulnerability hits Mac OSX

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 23, 2006

Exploit published for gaping DMG hole.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 22, 2006

Latest study rates all filters poorly, slates SiteAdvisor.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 22, 2006

Online shoppers and email users face heightened festive risks.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 21, 2006

Dodgy tactics continue despite ruling.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 21, 2006

Big Blue adds anti-virus and anti-spyware to desktop security product.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 20, 2006

New law ups penalties for hacking, but could threaten security research.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 20, 2006

Backdoor dropper sneaked onto bank card operator's servers.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 17, 2006

Attack developed within two days of disclosure.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 17, 2006

McAfee warns of dangerous movies and music.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 16, 2006

Browser phishing filters battle for supremacy.

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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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Severe vulnerability hits Mac OSX

McAfee in anti-phishing confusion

Spammers and phishers target Christmas shoppers

Zango still in spyware game

ISS to integrate BitDefender

UK toughens law against DoS, tools

Trojan planted on Chinese banking site

Patch Tuesday vulnerability exploited

Worm targets Real Media files

Firefox anti-phishing better, says Mozilla