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Google AdWords phishing campaign spreads

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 13, 2011

Users urged to login because of 'issues'.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 12, 2011

Malicious execution stopped when virtual environment is detected.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 11, 2011

Four states admit the use of spyware.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 11, 2011

Tweet promising conference news links to trojan.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 1, 2011

The October issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 27, 2011

Root access to site offered on black market.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 27, 2011

Fake order confirmations contain malicious links.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 26, 2011

Messages hidden inside images create extra layer of redundancy.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 26, 2011

Trojans used to steal specific files.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 23, 2011

Email signing method now 'Draft Standard'.

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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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Google AdWords phishing campaign spreads

Mac trojan is VMware-aware

Government trojan found on German computers

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October issue of VB published

Mysql.com hacked, serving malware

E-marketing companies compromised to send spam

Alureon trojan uses steganography to receive commands

Attack targets government agencies in CIS countries

New RFC grants DKIM improved status