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Grisoft becomes AVG.

ICANN takes steps to combat domain tasting.

F-Secure launches malware analysis course at Helsinki University.

FTC reports on a decade of spam fighting.

Government issues guidelines in response to lobbying.

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

Virus Bulletin finds 40% of users think governments should write viruses to bug terrorists.

Gartner survey reveals US losses to phishing gangs.

Trend Micro notes increase in regionally targeted attacks as trojan becomes latest to exploit a Ichitaro flaw.

Security breaches seriously undermining public respect.

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SMS trojan targets Android users in eight western countries

Will another piece of mobile malware convince Google manager of the seriousness of the threat?
Will another piece of mobile malware convince Google manager of the seriousness of the threat? Researchers at Kaspersky have discovered an SMS trojan for Android phones that… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/11/sms-trojan-targets-android-users-eight-western-countries/

Zitmo trojan for Android defeats two-factor authentication

Malware intercepts TANs sent via SMS.
Malware intercepts TANs sent via SMS. A new variant of the Zitmo trojan has been discovered that infects mobile devices running the Android platform and which intercepts SMS… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/07/zitmo-trojan-android-defeats-two-factor-authentication/

DroidKungFu command and control server may be mobile device

Android trojan makes use of root exploit.
Android trojan makes use of root exploit. Researchers at Fortinet have discovered a command and control server for the 'DroidKungFu' Android trojan that appears to be a mobile… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/06/droidkungfu-command-and-control-server-may-be-mobile-device/

AVG to acquire DroidSecurity

Security firm set to expand solutions to mobile devices.
Security firm set to expand solutions to mobile devices. Czech security firm AVG has announced the acquisition of Tel Aviv-based DroidSecurity, a specialist in cloud-based… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/11/avg-acquire-droidsecurity/

Android SMS trojan goes wild

Premium-rate text scam shows growing cracks in smart phone security.
Premium-rate text scam shows growing cracks in smart phone security. The first known SMS trojan affecting smart phones running Google's Android operating system has been observed… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/08/android-sms-trojan-goes-wild/

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All in the name

No taste for spam?

Anti-malware school

FTC notes malicious spam on the rise

Guidelines issued for UK hacker tool ban

January issue of VB published

Magic lanterns shine at terrorists

$3.2 billion lost in phishing attacks in 2007

Zero-day exploit for Japanese word processor Ichitaro

Survey finds 75% lose trust in data-loss firms