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Spam link sends Android users to trojan proxy

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 18, 2013

Meanwhile, desktop users sent to (relatively harmless) weight-loss site.

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March issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 1, 2013

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

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VB data supports Google's claim to having reduced compromised accounts

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 21, 2013

Internet giant may indeed do something right; Yahoo! has a real problem.

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Hundreds of APTs linked to Chinese Army department

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 20, 2013

'Unit 61398' employs hundreds of people.

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Massive drop in PPI SMS spam after spammers fined

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 12, 2013

Levels still higher than for most of 2012.

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EU to propose cybersecurity rules

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 6, 2013

Companies required to report breaches.

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Drop reported in infected computers worldwide

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 6, 2013

Nearly one third of computers still found to be infected.

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Happy Safer Internet Day

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 5, 2013

10th annual awareness day focuses on rights and responsibilities.

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Impressive results in latest VBSpam test

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 4, 2013

Excellent performances in spam filter test - plus evidence of a correlation between spam 'passing' SPF and an increased delivery rate.

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February issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 1, 2013

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

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Major pump-and-dump campaign floods inboxes

Heavy stock scam barrage ups spam levels 30%.
Heavy stock scam barrage ups spam levels 30%. A major PDF pump-and-dump campaign has been reported, with massive numbers of mails spammed out. According to spam watchers at Sophos,… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/major-pump-and-dump-campaign-floods-inboxes/

FBI serves up Operation Bot Roast

Investigations identify more than 1 million victim IP addresses.
Investigations identify more than 1 million victim IP addresses. The FBI has announced the results of an ongoing initiative, dubbed 'Operation Bot Roast', which is aimed at… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/06/fbi-serves-operation-bot-roast/

Botnet DoS no longer profitable

Extortion attacks fall as herders find easier money elsewhere.
Extortion attacks fall as herders find easier money elsewhere. The use of armies of botnets to carry out denial-of-service attacks on lucrative websites, as a method of extorting… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/botnet-dos-no-longer-profitable/

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