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Spammer to pay $40,000

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 22, 2004

Spam King agrees to settlement with NY State.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 21, 2004

Emerald Isle lures another AV firm.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 21, 2004

Despite there currently being no US laws regarding SMS spam.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 20, 2004

Latest proof-of-concept virus affects Pocket PC.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 16, 2004

Spammer ordered to pay $4 million damages to Microsoft.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 15, 2004

Profits more than doubled since last year.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 8, 2004

AOL victim of inside job.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 7, 2004

Anti-virus and security related articles provided by independent anti-virus advisors, Virus Bulletin

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 7, 2004

UN aims to bring spam under control by 2007.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 5, 2004

Countries join forces to declare war on spam.

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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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