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Czech spammers receive fines

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 29, 2005

The Czech Office for Personal Data Protection (UOOU) imposes first fines for spamming offences.

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Spam 'hotline' for German users

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 28, 2005

German email users can now report spam directly to the Federation of German Consumer Organisations (vzbv)

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Symantec snaps up Wholesecurity

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 27, 2005

Symantec announces plans to purchase privately held behavioural endpoint security solutions provider WholeSecurity Inc.

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AVIEN virtual conference

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 22, 2005

Organisers of the AVIEN/AVIEWS virtual conference issue call for papers.

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Trial and retribution

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 30, 2005

Former AOL employee Jason Smathers sentenced to 15 months imprisonment for selling customers' email details to spammers.

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The naming game

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 30, 2005

CA becomes latest AV firm to join name game with the announcement of its new division

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More hash woes

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 29, 2005

For the second year running, research presented at the annual Crypto conference raised concerns over the security of commonly-used hash functions.

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Black Hat round-up

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 12, 2005

Andrew Lee shares his highlights of the Black Hat Briefings USA

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AhnLab wins in anti-spyware ruling

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 3, 2005

Court approves AhnLab's spyware classification

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Sun, sea, sand and scams

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 30, 2005

310 people arrested in Malaga after an operation involving the FBI, the US Postal Service and the Spanish police.

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What cybersecurity experts are talking about in 2025

The cybersecurity field moves quickly, with new research surfacing regularly and threat actors constantly shifting their approaches. We've gathered five recent research topics that caught our attention, each offering a different angle on the current threa…
The cybersecurity field moves quickly, with new research surfacing regularly and threat actors constantly shifting their approaches. Some discoveries reveal long-running campaigns… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2025/06/what-cybersecurity-experts-are-talking-about-2025/

VBSpam tests to be executed under the AMTSO framework

VB is excited to announce that, starting from the Q3 test, all VBSpam tests of email security products will be executed under the AMTSO framework.
VB is excited to announce that, starting from the Q3 test, all VBSpam tests of email security products will be executed under the AMTSO framework. The Anti-Malware Testing… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2024/06/vbspam-tests-be-executed-under-amtso-framework/

In memoriam: Prof. Ross Anderson

We were very sorry to learn of the passing of Professor Ross Anderson a few days ago.
We were very sorry to learn of the passing of Professor Ross Anderson a few days ago. Ross Anderson was Professor of Security Engineering at Cambridge University and Edinburgh… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2024/04/memoriam-prof-ross-anderson/

In memoriam: Dr Alan Solomon

We were very sorry to learn of the passing of industry pioneer Dr Alan Solomon earlier this week.
We were very sorry to learn of the passing of industry pioneer Dr Alan Solomon earlier this week. Alan Solomon was the eponymous creator of one of the world's first anti-virus… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2024/02/memoriam-dr-alan-solomon/

New paper: Nexus Android banking botnet – compromising C&C panels and dissecting mobile AppInjects

In a new paper, researchers Aditya K Sood and Rohit Bansal provide details of a security vulnerability in the Nexus Android botnet C&C panel that was exploited in order to gather threat intelligence, and present a model of mobile AppInjects.
Nexus Android banking botnet – compromising C&C panels and dissecting mobile AppInjects Read the paper (HTML) Download the paper (PDF)   Android botnets are a formidable… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2023/10/new-paper-nexus-android-banking-botnet-compromising-cc-panels-and-dissecting-mobile-appinjects/

New paper: Collector-stealer: a Russian origin credential and information extractor

In a new paper, F5 researchers Aditya K Sood and Rohit Chaturvedi present a 360 analysis of Collector-stealer, a Russian-origin credential and information extractor.
Collector-stealer, a piece of malware of Russian origin, is heavily used on the Internet to exfiltrate sensitive data from end-user systems and store it in its C&C panels. In a… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2021/12/new-paper-collector-stealer-russian-origin-credential-and-information-extractor/

VB2021 localhost videos available on YouTube

VB has made all VB2021 localhost presentations available on the VB YouTube channel, so you can now watch - and share - any part of the conference freely and without registration.
Today, VB has made all VB2021 localhost presentations available on VB's YouTube channel, so you can now watch – and share – any part of the conference freely and without… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2021/11/vb2021-localhost-videos-available-youtube/

VB2021 localhost is over, but the content is still available to view!

VB2021 localhost - VB's second virtual conference - took place last week, but you can still watch all the presentations.
VB2021 localhost - VB's second virtual, and entirely free to attend VB conference - took place last week and was a great success. If you missed it, don't worry, the… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2021/10/vb2021-localhost-over-content-still-available-view/

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