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Five to six years for $1 million porn spammers

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 15, 2007

Strong sentences for CAN-SPAM breaches, money laundering.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 15, 2007

Joe Job attack aims to blacken good name of UK crimefighter Bobbear.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 12, 2007

Cute kitten cards cover latest wave of malware.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 12, 2007

Patch Tuesday flaw targeted by vulnerability.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 10, 2007

Expected patch omitted from monthly security update.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 9, 2007

SafeBoot acquired for $350 million.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 9, 2007

Registry hack provides temporary fix for vulnerability.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 9, 2007

Entertainment site service used to send junk mails.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 5, 2007

Critical vulnerabilities covered by urgent patches.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 5, 2007

Survey finds people are less protected than they think.

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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

Five to six years for $1 million porn spammers

Online fraud fighters' reputation targeted by crooks

Storm attack strikes back

Word for Mac exploit spotted

4 out of 5 critical issues fixed on Patch Tuesday

McAfee invests in encryption firm

Adobe acknowledges PDF flaw, issues workaround

Spam sneaked out via YouTube systems

Sun patches serious Java flaws

US users overestimating PC security

Search blog

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