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Complex attack targets Better Business Bureau

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 7, 2008

Sophisticated scam uses personalised mails, real site redirects.

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Yahoo! jukebox flaw exploits in wild

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 6, 2008

Zero day vulnerability in music system rapidly targeted.

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FTC fines spammers over $2.5 million

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 6, 2008

Drug pushers busted for phony claims and CAN-SPAM breaches.

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419 scammers plead guilty in US

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 4, 2008

African trio admit attempts to defraud via spam.

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Fake security blogs lead to malware

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 4, 2008

Blogger sites play on fears to draw victims to porn, trojans.

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New security software testing standards body formed

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 4, 2008

AMTSO to promote cross-industry debate and higher standards in testing.

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February issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 1, 2008

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

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Barracuda battles Trend Micro patent claims

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 29, 2008

Trend demands licensing for gateway virus scanning idea.

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First virus-writing arrests in Japan

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 29, 2008

Winny worm authors brought to book - for copyright violation.

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Ledger poisons Google

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 24, 2008

Actor's death exploited by malware writers to infect computers.

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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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