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Pestilent spammer arrested

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 1, 2007

Another 'spam king' locked up.

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Vulnerabilities galore

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 1, 2007

May was a month of flaw revelations, with vulnerabilities being disclosed in the products of no fewer than nine security vendors.

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Another 'Spam King' arrested

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 1, 2007

Spammer brought to book after 4-year campaign.

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June issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 1, 2007

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

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Symantec sued for false positive

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 1, 2007

Chinese FP issue leads to court case.

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Anti-spam laws take hold in Hong Kong

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 1, 2007

Tough new controls aim at stamping out spam.

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Vulnerabilities strike more AV firms, and Mac too

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 1, 2007

F-Secure and Authentium patch holes, while Samba flaws worry Apple users.

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Google buys into security

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 30, 2007

Google makes stealth purchase of security firm.

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Google stashing adware on Dell systems, says OpenDNS founder

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 25, 2007

Toolbar partnership accused of devious spyware tactics.

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Overflows hit NOD32

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 23, 2007

Vulnerabilities disclosed after patching.

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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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