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More spammers nabbed by Earthlink

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 2, 2006

ISP helps FBI track down spamming duo.

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Phishers indicted

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 1, 2006

Six men charged with masterminding a phishing operation.

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News round-up

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 1, 2006

September's goings on in the AV industry.

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October issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 1, 2006

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

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Spammer's appeal rejected

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 29, 2006

Weaselboy conviction upheld.

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Volvo syndrome for Mac users

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 28, 2006

Relative safety may lead to unsafe practices.

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More Microsoft vulnerability woes

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 28, 2006

PowerPoint problem tops off busy month for MS.

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AOL phishers indicted

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 28, 2006

Team of six face jail in Connecticut.

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McAfee tops for client security

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 28, 2006

Analyst firm rates industry heavyweights.

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Microsoft patches IE hole

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 27, 2006

VML fix released only a week after flaw exploited.

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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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