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Spyware gang sneaks millions from SA government

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 12, 2008

32 arrested but South Africa theft scam thought to be ongoing.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 12, 2008

Cross-border operation brings adware crook to book.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 5, 2008

Kaspersky warns of new and nasty data-ransom trojan.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 3, 2008

'Carpet bombing' vulnerability more serious than Apple claims, MS warns.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 3, 2008

Loophole in Google's AdSense solved, but new flaw quickly uncovered.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 3, 2008

Unsolicited offer from Barracuda Networks rejected.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 3, 2008

EU body issues warning, ICANN, Japan and Yahoo! take on spammers and phishers.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 2, 2008

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

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 29, 2008

Despite initial panic, threat no longer believed to a zero-day exploit.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 22, 2008

Shocking survey results disappoint security experts.

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Ebury and Mayhem server malware families still active

Ebury and Mayhem, two families of Linux server malware, about which VB published papers back in 2014, are still active and have received recent updates.
Whether it is to send spam or to redirect web traffic to malicious payloads, compromised (Linux) web servers are the glue in many a malware campaign. Two such networks of… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2017/10/ebury-and-mayhem-server-malware-families-still-active/

Malicious CCleaner update points to a major weakness in our infrastructure

Researchers from Cisco Talos have found that a recent version of the widely used CCleaner tool installed malware on the machine.
For the security community, 2017 might well be called the year of the update: two of the biggest security stories – the WannaCry outbreak and the Equifax breach – involved… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2017/09/malicious-ccleaner-update-points-major-weakness-our-infrastructure/

VB2014 preview: two papers on Linux server malware

Researchers from ESET, Yandex and Symantec look at emerging malware trend.
Researchers from ESET, Yandex and Symantec look at emerging malware trend.In the weeks running up to VB2014 (the 24th Virus Bulletin International Conference), we are looking at… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2014/09/preview-two-papers-linux-server-malware/

More than two million home routers have 'wide open backdoor'

Default password makes vulnerability easy to exploit.
Default password makes vulnerability easy to exploit. Researchers at Trend Micro have discovered an easy-to-exploit backdoor in routers from Chinese manufacturer Netcore, that… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2014/08/more-two-million-home-routers-have-wide-open-backdoor/

'Son of Stuxnet' trojan found

'Duqu' used in targeted attacks to steal specific information.
'Duqu' used in targeted attacks to steal specific information. Researchers at both Symantec and McAfee have discovered a new Remote Access Trojan (RAT) with strong links to Stuxnet… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/10/son-stuxnet-trojan-found/

Fake codec trojan disables anti-virus software

Victim tricked into believing security software still active.
Victim tricked into believing security software still active. A new trojan, discovered by researchers at ESET, spreads itself via fake codecs, then disables running anti-virus… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/08/fake-codec-trojan-disables-anti-virus-software/

Hundreds of legitimate websites being hacked into

New mass infection leaves security researchers puzzled.
New mass infection leaves security researchers puzzled. Web security company ScanSafe has reported a new mass infection of websites, which it claims accounts for 15% of the web… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/01/hundreds-legitimate-websites-being-hacked/

VB Blog

Spyware gang sneaks millions from SA government

41 months plus hefty fine for botherder

File encryption blackmail scam returns

Microsoft increases pressure on Apple to fix Safari blended threat

Spammers turn to DoubleClick for open redirect

Sourcefire turns down $186 million takeover bid

Spam and ID theft attacked from all sides

June issue of VB published

Flash exploit used to steal gaming passwords

Almost half of users think virus-writing contests are a good idea

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Ebury and Mayhem server malware families still active

Malicious CCleaner update points to a major weakness in our infrastructure

VB2014 preview: two papers on Linux server malware

More than two million home routers have 'wide open backdoor'

'Son of Stuxnet' trojan found

Fake codec trojan disables anti-virus software

Hundreds of legitimate websites being hacked into