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McAfee in anti-phishing confusion

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 22, 2006

Latest study rates all filters poorly, slates SiteAdvisor.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 22, 2006

Online shoppers and email users face heightened festive risks.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 21, 2006

Dodgy tactics continue despite ruling.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 21, 2006

Big Blue adds anti-virus and anti-spyware to desktop security product.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 20, 2006

New law ups penalties for hacking, but could threaten security research.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 20, 2006

Backdoor dropper sneaked onto bank card operator's servers.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 17, 2006

Attack developed within two days of disclosure.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 17, 2006

McAfee warns of dangerous movies and music.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 16, 2006

Browser phishing filters battle for supremacy.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 16, 2006

ActiveScan remote access holes patched, details disclosed.

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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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McAfee in anti-phishing confusion

Spammers and phishers target Christmas shoppers

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ISS to integrate BitDefender

UK toughens law against DoS, tools

Trojan planted on Chinese banking site

Patch Tuesday vulnerability exploited

Worm targets Real Media files

Firefox anti-phishing better, says Mozilla

Panda vulnerabilities revealed