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US botnet master confesses to crimes

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 12, 2007

Security consultant to plead guilty, could face heavy sentence.

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Russian Business Network leaves Russia

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 9, 2007

Leading cybercrime hosting hub moves business to fresh pastures.

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Phished Salesforce.com data used for phishing attacks

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 9, 2007

Password leak leads to major CRM customer data haul.

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LinkedIn providing open redirect

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 8, 2007

Lax website setup could be used to trick the unwary.

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Sophos announces plans to float

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 8, 2007

Listing on London Stock Exchange expected soon.

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Symantec joins data leak frenzy

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 8, 2007

Vontu purchase latest move in data protection trend.

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Kaspersky teams up with Bit9

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 6, 2007

Whitelisting knowledgebase to be used in future security products.

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Attempted virus fumbles attack on F-Secure

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 6, 2007

Flawed file-infector fails to frighten Finns.

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Symantec warns of rigged Google search links

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 6, 2007

Advanced search options lead clickers straight to junk sites.

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Phishing trojan targets Mac OSX

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 1, 2007

DNS hijack disguised as codec threatens Apple systems.

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Major pump-and-dump campaign floods inboxes

Heavy stock scam barrage ups spam levels 30%.
Heavy stock scam barrage ups spam levels 30%. A major PDF pump-and-dump campaign has been reported, with massive numbers of mails spammed out. According to spam watchers at Sophos,… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/major-pump-and-dump-campaign-floods-inboxes/

FBI serves up Operation Bot Roast

Investigations identify more than 1 million victim IP addresses.
Investigations identify more than 1 million victim IP addresses. The FBI has announced the results of an ongoing initiative, dubbed 'Operation Bot Roast', which is aimed at… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/06/fbi-serves-operation-bot-roast/

Botnet DoS no longer profitable

Extortion attacks fall as herders find easier money elsewhere.
Extortion attacks fall as herders find easier money elsewhere. The use of armies of botnets to carry out denial-of-service attacks on lucrative websites, as a method of extorting… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/botnet-dos-no-longer-profitable/

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