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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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Patch Tuesday light on patches

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 13, 2006

MS patches previous patches, but not Word exploit.

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Spearphishers track eBay trades

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 12, 2006

Auction losers tempted by second-chance phishes.

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Fake news site carries trojan

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 12, 2006

Conspiracy warning spam points to exploit web page.

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Phishing records broken in July

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 12, 2006

Highest ever numbers of phishing sites and brands, reports APWG.

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Botnet keepers rake in adware cash

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 11, 2006

Zombie herder makes $430 per day from single piece of adware.

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More AV products suffer flaws

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 11, 2006

Vulnerabilities found in AntiVir and avast!.

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Phishers cast nets less wide

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 8, 2006

More scams hitting fewer targets, says report.

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Samsung site hosting malware

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 8, 2006

Websense reports trojans found on electronics giant's servers.

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Zango not guilty on spyware charges

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 8, 2006

Spyware bad, adware OK, says court.

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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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