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Storm DDoS hits anti-scam sites

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 10, 2007

419 fighters attacked - NFL and TOR latest spam hooks.

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Minor flaws patched in Sophos AV

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 10, 2007

Security vulnerabilities found and fixed.

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Cybercrime rivals real-world crime rates

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 7, 2007

Researchers estimate 3 million online crimes committed in UK last year.

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Spamhaus $11 million fine thrown out

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 7, 2007

Appeal court quashes earlier e360 compensation ruling.

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Kaspersky-Zango case heralded as groundbreaking

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 7, 2007

Judge sets precedent upholding users' rights to block badware.

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China denies Pentagon hacking claims

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 5, 2007

'Hacked by Chinese' row rumbles on.

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MS gaining fast in AV-Comparatives tests

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 3, 2007

Detection rates up 7% in six months, more improvement predicted.

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APWG and FTC combine to fight ID fraud

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 3, 2007

Agencies join forces to release safety guidance documents.

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Sender authentication checks on the rise

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 1, 2007

SPF records creep into top ten content triggers checked by ISPs.

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Unsafe computing in abundance

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 1, 2007

Reports and statistics on unsafe computing practices.

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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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