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Largest can-spam fine to be paid

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 1, 2006

Internet marketing firm makes $900,000 settlement.

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Code of practice for Australia's ISPs

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 1, 2006

Legislative code to come into force.

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More updating woes

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 1, 2006

Another troublesome month for security vendors.

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Spy couple sentenced

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Trojan peddlers get their comeuppance.

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'Real' computer virus

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 1, 2006

Digital life form.

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Dutch police arrest Nigerian scammers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 1, 2006

419 scamming ring uncovered

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China to crack down on spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 1, 2006

China toughens up its anti-spam regulations

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Vigilant staff avert phishing scam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 1, 2006

Scammers halted in their tracks

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Hotbar adware dispute settled

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 1, 2006

Symantec settles adware case

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Updating niggles

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Troublesome month for security vendors

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Worm trashes music files

MP3s targeted for destruction.
MP3s targeted for destruction. A new worm has been spotted attempting to delete .mp3 music files from infected systems and attached devices. Once a machine is compromised, the… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/worm-trashes-music-files/

New OpenOffice proof-of-concept widely noted

Odd payload, not spreading danger, brings attention to cross-platform worm.
Odd payload, not spreading danger, brings attention to cross-platform worm. A new proof-of-concept malware exploiting the OpenOffice document format has made headlines across the… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/new-openoffice-proof-concept-widely-noted/

Phishing moves into more new areas

Surveys, phone lines, USB sticks and call girls the latest tactics for spammers and phishers.
Surveys, phone lines, USB sticks and call girls the latest tactics for spammers and phishers. The latest social-engineering methods being put to use by phishers show no let up in… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/phishing-moves-more-new-areas/

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