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Probation for Magold author

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 25, 2004

Magold author sentenced, Finnish Lasku author arrested.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 22, 2004

Spam King agrees to settlement with NY State.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 21, 2004

Emerald Isle lures another AV firm.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 21, 2004

Despite there currently being no US laws regarding SMS spam.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 20, 2004

Latest proof-of-concept virus affects Pocket PC.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 16, 2004

Spammer ordered to pay $4 million damages to Microsoft.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 15, 2004

Profits more than doubled since last year.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 8, 2004

AOL victim of inside job.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 7, 2004

UN aims to bring spam under control by 2007.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 7, 2004

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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/

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Probation for Magold author

Spammer to pay $40,000

McAfee plans move to Ireland

Two victories, a settlement and a reduction in spam

Virus in your pocket

Court victory for Microsoft

Bumper quarter for Symantec

AOL employee colludes with spammers

UN to curb spam within two years

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