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TorrentLocker spam has DMARC enabled

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 2, 2015

Use of email authentication technique unlikely to bring any advantage.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 2, 2015

Dénes Óvári explains how to store code in lossily compressed JPEG data.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 27, 2015

Subject may make many feel uncomfortable, but it is essential that we know how to deal with it.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 27, 2015

Micky Pun and Neo Tan analyse the banking trojan that is best known for spreading through Skype.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 26, 2015

Malware remains present on infected machines; 2012 Virus Bulletin paper worth studying.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 26, 2015

As emails were sent to wrong servers, DNSSEC might be worth looking into.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 25, 2015

Each discovered vulnerability is actually a good news story.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 24, 2015

Users easily tricked, but plenty of opportunity for the malware to be blocked.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 20, 2015

Shared root certificate makes for easy man-in-the-middle attacks.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 16, 2015

Grace period added for vulnerabilities that are about to be patched.

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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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