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Email worm spams global war news

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 9, 2006

Bush and Putin still alive, no nuclear war ahead.

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Google blog spreads Kama Sutra worm

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 9, 2006

MyWife variant mailed to 50,000 video blog watchers.

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AOL ICQ vulnerability revealed

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 9, 2006

Chat program remote execution flaw patched.

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US way ahead in phishing and spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 7, 2006

PhishTank, Sophos stats put US at top of lists.

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XMLHTTP zero-day exploit

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 7, 2006

ActiveX vulnerability in use by attackers.

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FBI busts phishing gang

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 6, 2006

Arrests made in Poland and US, more expected.

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Adware costs Zango $3 million

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 6, 2006

Cash and promises settle deceptive practices case.

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New OSX parasitic virus found

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 3, 2006

Symantec report proof-of-concept file infector for Mac.

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Spam worse than postal junk mail

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 3, 2006

Survey finds emails more irritating than unwanted paper.

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IE7 causing McAfee update problems

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 3, 2006

New browser version blocking install and updates.

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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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