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Spam-fighters coalition formed

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 13, 2007

ICSA announces cooperative forum of anti-spam developers.

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New exploits emerge in wake of Patch Tuesday

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 13, 2007

Security update release cycle leads to attack release cycle.

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US lengthens lead as top spammer

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 13, 2007

Rivals improve record to leave US spamming rate a standout.

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Major seeding of Storm trojans seen

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 13, 2007

Latest wave of variants followed up by further fake warnings.

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Microsoft reveals more issues on Patch Tuesday

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 11, 2007

Fix for earlier .ani patch and another Vista issue included in batch.

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Linux/iPod proof-of-concept sighted

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 11, 2007

New minority platform joins infectable list.

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UK ISP association issues spam guidelines

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 5, 2007

ISPA best practices document advises providers on spam control.

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Kaspersky patches series of vulnerabilities

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 5, 2007

ActiveX and overflow issues allowed remote data theft, local system attacks.

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Spam costing US companies over $70 billion per year

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 4, 2007

Survey finds junk email costs $713 per head in loss of productivity.

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Animated cursor flaw patched out of cycle

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 4, 2007

Microsoft reacts fast to widespread zero-day exploitation.

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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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