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ISP wins $1 billion against spammers

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 20, 2004

Largest judgement against spammers to date.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 20, 2004

Virus Bulletin RSS feeds now support 'Live bookmarks' allowing you to browse our latest headlines directly from your browsers bookmarks menu.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 17, 2004

Microsoft buys anti-spyware provider.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 15, 2004

Judge says Maryland anti-spam law is flawed.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 15, 2004

Just in time for Christmas?

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 14, 2004

Australian police given power to use spyware.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 7, 2004

Lycos ends its 'make love not spam' campaign - but not before the file had been trojanised...

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 3, 2004

Microsoft continues to make good use of its legal resources.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 2, 2004

New twice-monthly email newsletter dedicated to news and technical information about the spam and anti-spam arena launched.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 2, 2004

The VB team wishes all Virus Bulletin readers a very happy Christmas and a prosperous new year.

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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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