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FTC shuts down spammers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 18, 2006

Four spam companies hit by CAN-SPAM rulings.

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Several backdoors in PDF revealed

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 18, 2006

Researcher lists security issues with document format.

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Spamhaus fined $11.7 million for blocking spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 15, 2006

US judgement meaningless, says UK anti-spam project.

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Symantec hit by vulnerabilities

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 15, 2006

Two flaws in alert handling unveiled.

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Chain letter email reaps addresses

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 15, 2006

Fake research a harvesting trick by spammers.

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Vulnerability reported in IE

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 15, 2006

ActiveX flaw opens another hole in MS browser.

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ISP wins $11 million from spammers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 14, 2006

Judgement in EarthLink lawsuit grants heavy payout.

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Sony DRM/AOL combo breaks computers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 14, 2006

Anti-spyware tool attacks rootkit, kills CD drive.

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Barclays phish spammed widely

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 13, 2006

64% of recent phishes targeting global brand.

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Zotob authors jailed

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 13, 2006

One year, two years for worm writing duo.

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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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