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Virginian law is constitutional

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 27, 2004

US judge rules Virginia’s anti-spam law is constitutional.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 26, 2004

One-year suspension issued to mobile phone picture services supplier as punishment for carrying out unsolicited marketing.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 23, 2004

The encryption field was thrown into a frenzy at the end of last month when the security of hash functions MD5, SHA-0 and SHA-1 was called into question.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 18, 2004

Despite there currently being no US laws regarding SMS spam.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 17, 2004

CA splashes out on anti-spyware technology.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 16, 2004

McAfee splashes out on vulnerability management.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 15, 2004

XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) establishes stronger security settings that help defend against viruses, hackers and worms.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 12, 2004

Teen admits to distributing Blaster variant.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 10, 2004

A promising month in the fight against spam.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 28, 2004

Prosecutions made in Denmark, USA and India.

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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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Virginian law is constitutional

Chinese internet firm suspended

Security of hash functions called into question

Verizon sues SMS spammers

CA buys PestPatrol

McAfee to buy Foundstone

XP SP2 wreaks havoc with AV

Guilty as charged

Two victories, a settlement and a reduction in spam

Spammers brought to justice