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New RFC grants DKIM improved status

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 23, 2011

Email signing method now 'Draft Standard'.

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Trojan steals money from bank accounts via 'training session'

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 21, 2011

Social engineering circumvents banking security

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Malicious spam campaigns leave experts puzzled

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 21, 2011

Increase in malware in spam has not led to increase in malicious activity.

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Diginotar declared bankrupt

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 20, 2011

Browsers and operating systems had already revoked trust in Dutch CA.

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Bank's Twitter account hacked to send phishing messages

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 20, 2011

Important lessons for companies engaging in social media.

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Confirmed newsletter subscriptions half as likely to be blocked

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 19, 2011

Good practice means good performance.

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Windows Help Files used in targeted attacks

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 14, 2011

Files with code-executing properties attached to emails.

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Latest VBSpam certification results published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 14, 2011

Latest VBSpam results published - full report now also available.

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Iranians spied on using rogue DigiNotar certificates

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 5, 2011

Fake certificates signed for CIA, Mossad, Google, Facebook.

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September issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 1, 2011

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

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New paper: A review of the evolution of Andromeda over the years

The Andromeda botnet (aka Gamarue or Wauchos) has plagued Internet users for more than half a decade but, following a takedown effort and the arrest of the suspected botnet owner in December 2017, it is likely we have seen the end of it. In a new paper by…
In December last year, a joint operation involving law enforcement agencies and many security firms led to the dismantling of the Andromeda botnet, also known as Gamarue or… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2018/02/new-paper-review-evolution-andromeda-over-years/

VB2014 paper: Duping the machine - malware strategies, post sandbox detection

James Wyke looks at malware that takes extra steps to frustrate researchers.
James Wyke looks at malware that takes extra steps to frustrate researchers.Since the close of the VB2014 conference in Seattle in October, we have been sharing VB2014 conference… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2015/01/paper-duping-machine-malware-strategies-post-sandbox-detection/

VB2014 preview: Duping the machine - malware strategies, post sandbox detection

James Wyke looks at four difference decoy methods.
James Wyke looks at four difference decoy methods.In the weeks running up to VB2014 (the 24th Virus Bulletin International Conference), we will look at some of the research that… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2014/08/preview-duping-machine-malware-strategies-post-sandbox-detection/

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