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Sarkozy bank account raided by cybercrooks

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 22, 2008

Hackers steal from French president - phish suspected.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 22, 2008

NY Attorny General promotes deep packet inspection to AOL.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 20, 2008

AV, IS and anti-spyware products represent nine of last month's top 20 bestsellers.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 17, 2008

Webshop makes mass-mailing look like phishing scam.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 17, 2008

Secunia suite trial slates lack of PoC detection, but test methods called into question.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 16, 2008

Estimate over $300 million lost annually because data is not shared.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 14, 2008

11 updates to be issued by Microsoft in October's monthly patch release: 4 critical.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 14, 2008

VB delegates at work, rest and play in Ottawa.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 8, 2008

Acquisition deal valued at $695m.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 1, 2008

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

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95% of spam monetized through three banks

Financial infrastructure possible bottleneck for spammers.
Financial infrastructure possible bottleneck for spammers. In a recently published paper, researchers from the University of California found that 95 per cent of spamvertised… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/05/95-spam-monetized-through-three-banks/

Users divided about customer liability for online fraud losses

Many users worried about lack of knowledge.
Many users worried about lack of knowledge. In a poll of more than 700 visitors to the VB website, users were divided on whether or not it is fair for online banking customers to… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/05/users-divided-about-customer-liability-online-fraud-losses/

Users of online banking 'should have adequate protection'

New UK banking code says customers who keep their PCs secure will not be responsible for losses due to online theft.
New UK banking code says customers who keep their PCs secure will not be responsible for losses due to online theft. A new banking code launched earlier this week by the British'… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/04/users-online-banking-should-have-adequate-protection/

Meta-phishing

Phishing warning contains link to... phishing site.
Phishing warning contains link to... phishing site. The anti-malware industry can congratulate itself for there being an increasing awareness among users about phishing. Users are… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/02/meta-phishing/

Help for victims of e-crime

Cybercrime support website launched.
Cybercrime support website launched. A website dedicated to helping victims of online crime and other incidents has been launched in the UK. The site, www.e-victims.org, aims to… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/01/help-victims-e-crime/

One in four consider online banking unsafe

Virus Bulletin finds that one in four users consider online banking to be unsafe, but manage their accounts online regardless, while 50% of users consider online banking to be risk free.
Virus Bulletin finds that one in four users consider online banking to be unsafe, but manage their accounts online regardless, while 50% of users consider online banking to be risk… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/11/one-four-consider-online-banking-unsafe/

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Sarkozy bank account raided by cybercrooks

US ISPs urged to snoop on traffic

Security dominates software sales charts

Ham disguised as spam

Vulnerability test raises hackles

Researchers urge anti-phishing companies to share data

Four critical updates this Patch Tuesday

VB2008 photos online

MessageLabs acquired by Symantec

October issue of VB published