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AIM worm warning

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 19, 2006

AOL IM users at risk from botnet-building attack.

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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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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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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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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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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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