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Anti-spyware activists condemn rogue MP3 search firm

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 8, 2006

CDT and StopBadware unite in call for action against spyware pushers.

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Mobile spam wave hits Europe

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 7, 2006

Multilingual SMS spams reported.

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Trojan spreading mobile spyware

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 7, 2006

Consumer phone-snooping tool dropped by Symbian malware.

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Free firewalls rated best in leak tests

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 7, 2006

Leakage review puts Comodo, Jetico way ahead of field.

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MS Word zero-day exploit seen in wild

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 6, 2006

Microsoft warns of attacks using vulnerability.

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MySpace hit by worm, adware and phishing

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 5, 2006

Exploit in QuickTime file infecting social site profile pages.

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Firm charged $1 million in rogue spyware case

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 5, 2006

Heavy fines and fees hit fake 'Spyware Cleaner' pushers.

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EU to fund Symantec phishing studies

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 5, 2006

Security firm in consortium researching phishing prevention.

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China source of huge phishing surge

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 4, 2006

Spam watchers see major jump in scam spam sent from China

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Vista launched, malware still a danger

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 4, 2006

New Windows version on sale, but viruses remain a threat, says Sophos

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VB2016 paper: Modern attacks on Russian financial institutions

Today, we publish the VB2016 paper and presentation (recording) by ESET researchers Jean-Ian Boutin and Anton Cherepanov, in which they look at sophisticated attacks against Russian financial institutions.
Today, we publish the VB2016 paper "Modern attacks on Russian financial institutions" (here in HTML format and here in PDF format) by ESET researchers Jean-Ian Boutin and Anton… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2016/december/vb2016-paper-modern-attacks-russian-financial-institutions/

Grum botnet's command-and-control servers shut down

Spam-sending botnet believed to be third largest in the world.
Spam-sending botnet believed to be third largest in the world. International co-operation between a number of parties has led to all command-and-control servers of the 'Grum'… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2012/07/grum-botnet-s-command-and-control-servers-shut-down/

Cybercriminals frustrated with botnet trackers

Drastic measures discussed by users of online forum.
Drastic measures discussed by users of online forum. Russian cybercriminals are willing to go to great lengths to frustrate services that hinder botnets created with the ZeuS and… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/03/cybercriminals-frustrated-botnet-trackers/

Spammers move from China to Russia

Stricter rules on registering .cn domains leads to increase in malicious .ru domains.
Stricter rules on registering .cn domains leads to increase in malicious .ru domains. A change in the rules of the organization responsible for registering .cn domains has resulted… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/02/spammers-move-china-russia/

Russian Business Network leaves Russia

Leading cybercrime hosting hub moves business to fresh pastures.
Leading cybercrime hosting hub moves business to fresh pastures. The notorious Russian Business Network (RBN), recently making headlines for the massive amounts of malicious and… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/11/russian-business-network-leaves-russia/

St. Petersburg US Consulate website hacked

Malware served by official government site.
Malware served by official government site. Web-watchers at Sophos have reported spotting malware hosted on the website of the US Consulate in St. Petersburg, using obfuscated… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/09/st-petersburg-us-consulate-website-hacked/

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/

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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