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Spammer to pay $40,000

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 22, 2004

Spam King agrees to settlement with NY State.

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McAfee plans move to Ireland

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 21, 2004

Emerald Isle lures another AV firm.

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Two victories, a settlement and a reduction in spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 21, 2004

Despite there currently being no US laws regarding SMS spam.

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Virus in your pocket

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 20, 2004

Latest proof-of-concept virus affects Pocket PC.

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Court victory for Microsoft

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 16, 2004

Spammer ordered to pay $4 million damages to Microsoft.

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Bumper quarter for Symantec

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 15, 2004

Profits more than doubled since last year.

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AOL employee colludes with spammers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 8, 2004

AOL victim of inside job.

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The world from an email marketer's point of view

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 7, 2004

Anti-virus and security related articles provided by independent anti-virus advisors, Virus Bulletin

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UN to curb spam within two years

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 7, 2004

UN aims to bring spam under control by 2007.

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International pact to fight spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 5, 2004

Countries join forces to declare war on spam.

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Turkish Twitter users targeted with mobile FinFisher spyware

Through fake social media accounts, users were tricked into installing an Android application that was actually a mobile version of the FinFisher spyware.
A new research paper by digital rights organization Access Now looks at how FinFisher has been used against people interested in anti-government protests in Turkey. Through… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2018/05/turkish-twitter-users-targeted-mobile-finfisher-spyware/

Tens of thousands of fake Twitter accounts passed off and sold as 'followers'

After initial takedown, more efforts put into making new fake accounts look genuine.
After initial takedown, more efforts put into making new fake accounts look genuine.Virus Bulletin's research into a scam selling fake Twitter accounts being passed off as… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2013/09/tens-thousands-fake-twitter-accounts-passed-and-sold-followers/

Twitter, Facebook accounts used in watering hole campaign

USAID sympathizers targeted with links from 'like-minded people'.
USAID sympathizers targeted with links from 'like-minded people'. Two social networking accounts have been discovered that were used in a recent targeted attack. Opinions on… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2013/05/twitter-facebook-accounts-used-watering-hole-campaign/

VB conference hashtag used to spread malware

Tweet promising conference news links to trojan.
Tweet promising conference news links to trojan. A tweet using the #vb2011 hashtag, which was used in numerous tweets referring to last week's VB2011 conference, contained a link… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/10/vb-conference-hashtag-used-spread-malware/

Bank's Twitter account hacked to send phishing messages

Important lessons for companies engaging in social media.
Important lessons for companies engaging in social media. Last week, the Twitter account of the Bank of Melbourne was hacked and used to send direct messages containing phishing… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/09/bank-s-twitter-account-hacked-send-phishing-messages/

Rogue Twitter application steals passwords

'See who stalks my Twitter' used to lure users.
'See who stalks my Twitter' used to lure users. A malicious Twitter application is currently spreading on the microblogging network, luring users to hand over their passwords,… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/07/rogue-twitter-application-steals-passwords/

Malicious tweets link to fake TweetDeck update

Twitter resets passwords for accounts that appear to have been hacked.
Twitter resets passwords for accounts that appear to have been hacked.Twitter users who recently clicked on links in tweets urging them to upgrade their version of TweetDeck - the… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/09/malicious-tweets-link-fake-tweetdeck-update/

Twitter hit by phishing and hacks

Popular micro-blog site latest target of link spammers.
Popular micro-blog site latest target of link spammers. The latest social networking craze, micro-blogging service Twitter, has joined the likes of MySpace and Facebook in being… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2009/01/twitter-hit-phishing-and-hacks/

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