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VB2015 conference programme announced

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 31, 2015

From drones to elephants: an exciting range of topics will be covered in Prague.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 30, 2015

Ruchna Nigam provides an overview of more than 60 mobile malware families.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 19, 2015

Patrick Wardle shows how OS X is also vulnerable to once common Windows attacks.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 12, 2015

Aryeh Goretsky gives advice on how to adapt to Windows 10's patching strategy.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 12, 2015

Protocol has all the advantages of email, yet is orders of magnitude more secure.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 11, 2015

Microsoft patches .LNK vulnerability after 2010 patch was found to be incomplete.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 6, 2015

First success story for long-awaited CASL.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 6, 2015

One week left to submit an abstract for the 25th Virus Bulletin conference.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 5, 2015

Gregory Panakkal explains that there are different ways of looking at APK files - and that sometimes that can have unintended consequences.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 4, 2015

Golden keys from the (first) crypto wars have come back to haunt us.

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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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VB2015 conference programme announced

Paper: a timeline of mobile botnets

Paper: Dylib hijacking on OS X

Paper: Windows 10 patching process may leave enterprises vulnerable to zero-day attacks

Will DIME eventually replace email?

The ghost of Stuxnet past

Canadian firm fined $1.1m for breaching anti-spam law

Virus Bulletin seeks hackers, network researchers for VB2015

VB2014 paper: Leaving our ZIP undone: how to abuse ZIP to deliver malware apps

FREAK attack takes HTTPS connections back to 1990s security