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Unspam files lawsuit against unnamed cybercrooks

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 25, 2009

Anti-spam firm hopes to force banks to share more information on attacks.

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Anti-Obama sentiments used in spam campaign

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 21, 2009

'DDoS software' turns out to be malware.

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ICANN adopts new domain tasting policy

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 21, 2009

'Free temporary registrations' come to an end.

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Yahoo! re-opens e-postage discussion

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 21, 2009

'CentMail' to benefit charities, harm spammers.

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August issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 3, 2009

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

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McColo shutdown not felt the same by all recipients

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 21, 2009

Mailbox-level reduction may depend on spam detection methods.

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Yxe trojan infecting mobile phones

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 21, 2009

Symbian software-signing slipup certifies SMS spambot.

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Call for last-minute technical papers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 17, 2009

Submissions invited for technical 'turbo' talks at VB Geneva.

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Five botnets responsible for 75% of spam sent

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 16, 2009

Each infected machine sends spam at rate of almost two messages per second.

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Patch Tuesday brings little relief from browser exploits

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 15, 2009

Six fixes issued, but new IE zero day emerges along with Firefox flaw.

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Trojans and worms hiding behind games

Mario latest lure to hook victims on malware.
Mario latest lure to hook victims on malware. Social engineering techniques used to trick computer users into running malicious code on their systems concentrate around simple… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/trojans-and-worms-hiding-behind-games/

New OpenOffice proof-of-concept widely noted

Odd payload, not spreading danger, brings attention to cross-platform worm.
Odd payload, not spreading danger, brings attention to cross-platform worm. A new proof-of-concept malware exploiting the OpenOffice document format has made headlines across the… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/new-openoffice-proof-concept-widely-noted/

Phishing moves into more new areas

Surveys, phone lines, USB sticks and call girls the latest tactics for spammers and phishers.
Surveys, phone lines, USB sticks and call girls the latest tactics for spammers and phishers. The latest social-engineering methods being put to use by phishers show no let up in… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/phishing-moves-more-new-areas/

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