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Cybercriminals offering service flooding email, phone and SMS

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 19, 2012

DDoS-type attack could seriously disrupt business.

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Grum botnet's command-and-control servers shut down

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 19, 2012

Spam-sending botnet believed to be third largest in the world.

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Thousands of websites infected with .htaccess redirect attack

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 5, 2012

Various anti-detection methods applied.

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July issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 1, 2012

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

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VBConnect: the Virus Bulletin conference goes social

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 21, 2012

New tool aims to enhance conference networking opportunities.

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June issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 1, 2012

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

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Flame worm one of the most complex threats ever discovered

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 30, 2012

Malware possibly used for cyber-espionage.

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Microsoft to publish security bulletins in CVRF format

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 22, 2012

Standard will streamline process of reviewing patches.

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FBI warns against malware installed via hotel networks

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 9, 2012

Malware poses as fake update of popular software.

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Android malware served via compromised websites

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 3, 2012

Malware downloaded automatically, but requires user permission to be installed.

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Tough weekend for AV giants as FPs and DNS issues hit

Trend false alert cripples users' systems, Sophos sites taken out by DNS mixup.
Trend false alert cripples users' systems, Sophos sites taken out by DNS mixup. Two of the larger security firms, Trend Micro and Sophos, had a busy weekend cleaning up after… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/09/tough-weekend-av-giants-fps-and-dns-issues-hit/

DNS flaw exploitation danger growing

Slow patchers targeted by sophisticated attacks.
Slow patchers targeted by sophisticated attacks. The serious vulnerability in the implementation of DNS systems has been targeted by malicious attacks, as security watchers have… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/08/dns-flaw-exploitation-danger-growing/

Patch Tuesday sees serious DNS flaws fixed

Nothing marked critical, but some very important patches issued.
Nothing marked critical, but some very important patches issued.Microsoft's latest 'Patch Tuesday' round of security updates for once contains no bulletins marked as 'critical',… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/07/patch-tuesday-sees-serious-dns-flaws-fixed/

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