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Game over for GameOver Zeus botnet?

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 5, 2014

Coordinated effort against gang that's also behind CryptoLocker ransomware.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 1, 2014

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

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 23, 2014

'Brilliant mind and a true gentleman' commemorated through annual award for technical security research.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 13, 2014

For reasons ranging from relatively good, to actual malware.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 1, 2014

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

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 23, 2014

AOL responds by following Yahoo! in setting strict DMARC policy.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 15, 2014

Collateral damage in instruction to reject emails with invalid DKIM signatures.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 14, 2014

OpenSSL vulnerability has kept the security community busy.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 9, 2014

Exciting range of topics to be covered at VB conference in Seattle this September; Katie Moussouris to deliver keynote address.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 7, 2014

Security firm advises regenerating keys and replacing certificates on vulnerable servers.

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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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Game over for GameOver Zeus botnet?

June issue of VB published

Virus Bulletin announces Péter Ször Award

1 in 500 secure connections use forged certificate

May issue of VB published

AOL spam spreads 'NotCompatible' Android trojan

Yahoo's DMARC policy wreaks havoc among mailing lists

A week of Heartbleed

VB2014 programme and keynote announced

OpenSSL vulnerability lets attackers quietly steal servers' private keys