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Ahnlab partners with Sina.com

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 13, 2004

Ahnlab gets major ASP deal in China.

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Weekend round-up

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 12, 2004

Narrowband blues, 2004 predictions, VeriSign scuttles Symantec, Dloader/Xombie

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Security-conscious processors

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 12, 2004

AMD and Intel prep technology to prevent buffer overflows at the hardware level.

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US and UK spam legislation in place

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 29, 2003

Anti-spam legislation in place.

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Number crunching

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 19, 2003

Calculating the average cost of a virus attack - estimates or guesstimates?

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SAS - the SysAsmin Service?

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 18, 2003

Computer security experts prepare to become special constables.

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SpamCop snapped up

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 1, 2003

IronPort Systems to purchase SpamCop

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Seasonal spamming

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 1, 2003

Increase in spam in lead up to holiday season.

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VB2004 call for papers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 15, 2003

Virus Bulletin calls for all speakers papers.

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The menace within

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 4, 2003

Is BitDefender really staffed by Romanian vampire hackers...?

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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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