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Phone support scammers attempt repeat business

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 29, 2013

Previous victims contacted again and tricked into 'renewing' service.

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Avast launches bug bounty programme

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 25, 2013

Security firm offers reward for info on bugs.

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VB2014 - location, location, location

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 24, 2013

Cat escapes bag as details of VB2014 conference are announced.

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Indian government proposes pamphlet-based cybersecurity education

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 14, 2013

Mandatory brochures not welcomed by manufacturers.

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Anonymous petitions Obama Administration

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 10, 2013

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

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European Cybercrime Centre set for launch

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 9, 2013

Central cybercrime resource for EU member states.

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Cat carries computer virus

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 9, 2013

Cat collared.

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January issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 1, 2013

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

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December issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 1, 2012

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

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Correction to VBSpam results

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 27, 2012

Spamhaus and SURBL results re-evaluated.

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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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