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Zitmo trojan for Android defeats two-factor authentication

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 11, 2011

Malware intercepts TANs sent via SMS.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 4, 2011

Large fraction of sites deemed 'spammy or low-quality'.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 1, 2011

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

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 30, 2011

Templates from social networking sites used to make messages appear legitimate.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 27, 2011

ChronoPay co-founder arrested for DDoS attacks on rivals.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 22, 2011

Latest VB100 results published - full report now also available.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 20, 2011

Android trojan makes use of root exploit.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 20, 2011

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 17, 2011

SpyEye configuration intercepts personal data submitted to legitimate websites.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 16, 2011

Man who threatened World Cup bookmakers with DDoS attack convicted.

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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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Zitmo trojan for Android defeats two-factor authentication

Google delists all .co.cc domains from its index

July issue of VB published

Spammers using social network templates

International co-operation leads to scareware arrests

VB100 for Windows Server 2008 results published

DroidKungFu command and control server may be mobile device

Outlook spam phishes for SMTP credentials

Exploit kit targets customers of air travel websites

Botnet rented for online extortion