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Bank takes steps to increase customer security

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 1, 2006

Bank signs deal with AV vendor in an attempt to stop phishers in their tracks.

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Blue Frog croaks but may rise again

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 1, 2006

Open source project to create anti-spam opt-out tool based on the defunct Blue Frog service.

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OneCare goes live

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 1, 2006

Microsoft anti-virus goes on general release.

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OECD calls for coordination and cooperation

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 1, 2006

OECD issues 'Recommendation on Cross-Border Cooperation in the Enforcement of Laws against Spam'.

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May issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 1, 2006

The May issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.

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Security survey and checklist

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 1, 2006

Attempt to gain better understanding of the costs of computer security incidents.

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VoIP phishing scam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 1, 2006

New species of phish spotted.

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Spam papers available

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 1, 2006

Organizers of the 2006 Spam Conference encourage you to get reading.

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VB job vacancy

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VB2006 conference programme revealed

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 26, 2006

The VB2006 conference programme is now available.

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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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