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India believed to be source of sophisticated surveillance campaigns
In-depth investigations find widespread worldwide snooping, Pakistan primary target. (0 comments)
21 May 2013
German anti-botnet advisory recommends the use of ad blockers for security
'If websites want to include ads, they must make sure they are secure.' (0 comments)
17 May 2013
Commoditization increasingly seen in mobile malware
Number of malicious samples and families increase, as Android remains most popular mobile platform. (0 comments)
16 May 2013
Microsoft 'found to make requests' to URLs shared via Skype
HEAD requests likely used to determine landing page. (0 comments)
14 May 2013
Program turns anti-analysis tools against the malware
Users cautioned to be wary of a false sense of security. (0 comments)
14 May 2013
Twitter, Facebook accounts used in watering hole campaign
USAID sympathizers targeted with links from 'like-minded people'. (0 comments)
13 May 2013
Microsoft offers fix-it for IE 8 zero-day
CVE-2013-1347 used in watering hole attacks. (0 comments)
09 May 2013
Vulnerabilities could trigger payload in emails upon receiving or opening
Flaws in IBM Notes and Exim/Dovecot easy to mitigate. (0 comments)
07 May 2013
May issue of VB published
The May issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
03 May 2013
Opposition activists in Asia and Africa targeted by spyware developed by Western companies
Mozilla angry about use of its brand and logo. (0 comments)
02 May 2013
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