Details released of overflow issue reported and patched.
Mails promising tax refund just another scam.
Worm spotted targeting 6-month-old vulnerability in AV products.
Court bars bulk email address sales site from further business.
Possible third vulnerability in popular software exploited.
Customer email campaign in breach of CAN-SPAM regulations.
Direct marketeers' association adopts code of good behaviour.
Government report shows massive rise in scams.
Accounts held hostage by data-stealing extortionists.
Email-forwarding system lets users set a fee to let spam through.
Fixes issued for archive handling problems.
Old and new zero-day vulnerabilities to remain unpatched.
Simple encoding dodges slip malware past gateways.
Market analysts foresee boom in mobile threats and security market.
CDT and StopBadware unite in call for action against spyware pushers.
More document software security worries.
Leakage review puts Comodo, Jetico way ahead of field.
Consumer phone-snooping tool dropped by Symbian malware.
Multilingual SMS spams reported.
Microsoft warns of attacks using vulnerability.
Heavy fines and fees hit fake 'Spyware Cleaner' pushers.
Exploit in QuickTime file infecting social site profile pages.
Security firm in consortium researching phishing prevention.
New Windows version on sale, but viruses remain a threat, says Sophos
Spam watchers see major jump in scam spam sent from China
The December issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
Remember VB94?
Yuletide wishes.
Collection of 419 baiting tales.
Anti-spam activist sued in case that brings enforceability of state anti-spam laws into question.
Flaw in OpenSSL could allow DoS on servers.
Research group releases report on future spam trends.
Long-patched vulnerability attacked by new Spybot.
Commission report calls for smarter response to online onslaught.
Exploit published for gaping DMG hole.
FTC reduces punishment for crooks 'unable to pay'.
Online shoppers and email users face heightened festive risks.
Latest study rates all filters poorly, slates SiteAdvisor.
Big Blue adds anti-virus and anti-spyware to desktop security product.
Dodgy tactics continue despite ruling.
Backdoor dropper sneaked onto bank card operator's servers.
New law ups penalties for hacking, but could threaten security research.
McAfee warns of dangerous movies and music.
Attack developed within two days of disclosure.
ActiveScan remote access holes patched, details disclosed.
Browser phishing filters battle for supremacy.
Reports of buffer overflows and other problems.
Trend, F-Secure add extra layer to smartphone security.
Media Motor operation frozen by FTC case.
Microsoft corporate security product goes into public test.
Half of ten worst spammers from former USSR.
Rival webmail system flagged infected by Microsoft AV.
Microsoft chief confident in new security measures.
Process Monitor combines filemon, regmon into unified analysis tool.
Voter persuasion campaign late and sloppy, says Panda
Chat program remote execution flaw patched.
MyWife variant mailed to 50,000 video blog watchers.
Bush and Putin still alive, no nuclear war ahead.
Report criticises leaders for election-pushing mass mail campaigns.
ActiveX vulnerability in use by attackers.
PhishTank, Sophos stats put US at top of lists.
Cash and promises settle deceptive practices case.
Arrests made in Poland and US, more expected.
New browser version blocking install and updates.
Survey finds emails more irritating than unwanted paper.
Symantec report proof-of-concept file infector for Mac.
Emails used archive function to lend authenticity.
California University publishes Symbian proof of concept.
Campaign uses security news to bypass security.
US judge rules against suspending Spamhaus domain.
Image-based pump-and-dumps add to inbox bloat.
Microsoft reveals all as part of its Open Specification Promise.
The November issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
StopSpamAlliance unites international bodies.
October's goings on in the AV industry.
Developer interface for checking phishy URLs.
iDefense reports file-handling vulnerabilities.
More phishing issues found, not a big problem says MS.
Financial reports differ widely between top security rivals.
First case under spam laws brings hefty punishment.
Microsoft anti-spyware product handed out free.
Microsoft frees up access to anti-spam framework.
Scanner software used to keep out rival malware.
AV firms, Apple and Secunia embroiled in MS spats.
Call for products issued for Windows XP x64 test.
Report names and shames insecure banking sites - again.
Diners 'rewarded' with infected music players
Spam campaign tries to hook users with new browser version.
Proof-of-concept exploit shows further bug in slideshow software
Phishers pose as online contacts to push bogus shopping sites.
As another VB conference comes to a close, dates for next year's conference are revealed.
Police notify 2,300 their details have been stolen.
CEO leaves, president fired over financial problems.
Anti-spam system at risk of losing identity.
BitDefender defends reputation, three more VB100% awards granted.
Extortion gang sentenced for gambling site attacks.
EU court rejects trademark dispute.
Mass-mailer evolving as botnets spread.
UK supermarket giant enters software market.
ActiveX and ePO flaws covered by patches.
Hotmail lagging behind on mislabelled ham.
Newspaper ad attacks Microsoft plans.
Vote-based anti-phish system launched.
Watchdog kicks off awareness offensive.
Newly patched browser vulnerable to more malware.
ISP helps FBI track down spamming duo.
The October issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
September's goings on in the AV industry.
Six men charged with masterminding a phishing operation.
Weaselboy conviction upheld.
Analyst firm rates industry heavyweights.
Team of six face jail in Connecticut.
PowerPoint problem tops off busy month for MS.
Relative safety may lead to unsafe practices.
Certificates sign of danger, says researcher.
VML fix released only a week after flaw exploited.
Botnet-spotting system watches for bad DNS behaviour.
Trojans, vulnerabilities, spam and crime loom large.
Security task force issues stop-gap fix for IE hole.
Security firms complain about monopoly tactics.
Rootkit battles still going.
Spamhaus founder estimates spam levels significantly higher than other industry monitors.
Industry veteran joins others from McAfee.
AOL IM users at risk from botnet-building attack.
'Extremely critical' buffer overflow used to drop spyware.
Serial spammer charged with more spamming.
Fake Gmail site served by Google itself.
Researcher lists security issues with document format.
Four spam companies hit by CAN-SPAM rulings.
ActiveX flaw opens another hole in MS browser.
Fake research a harvesting trick by spammers.
Two flaws in alert handling unveiled.
US judgement meaningless, says UK anti-spam project.
Anti-spyware tool attacks rootkit, kills CD drive.
Judgement in EarthLink lawsuit grants heavy payout.
Celebrities bigger lure than sex, says McAfee.
MS patches previous patches, but not Word exploit.
One year, two years for worm writing duo.
64% of recent phishes targeting global brand.
Highest ever numbers of phishing sites and brands, reports APWG.
Conspiracy warning spam points to exploit web page.
Auction losers tempted by second-chance phishes.
Vulnerabilities found in AntiVir and avast!.
Zombie herder makes $430 per day from single piece of adware.
Spyware bad, adware OK, says court.
Websense reports trojans found on electronics giant's servers.
More scams hitting fewer targets, says report.
AV industry future revealed - must do better.
FTC takes cash, bans from future naughtiness.
Civil action avoids spam law technicalities.
Mail campaign aims to sneak into readers' subconscious minds.
Trojan uses unpatched hole in office software.
Tough sentence upheld despite free-speech claims.
Cleaner tool aims to remove sophisticated attack.
One in three malicious emails a phish, says MessageLabs.
Future phone privacy threatened.
eTrust identifies critical file as virus.
Adjustments to laws may let 'non-commercial' spam continue.
PC malware thought capable of using phones as vector.
The September issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
Microsoft and Mozilla's upcoming new versions to include safety measures.
Quiz tests consumers' ability to identify spam causing sites.
Vulnerability still causing problems.
Near misses.
Stolen details used to trick victims out of further info.
Consumer Reports does it again.
Round up of the month's spammer penalties.
As T-Mobile hacker is convicted, AT&T reveals break-in.
Decent spelling and convincing design aim to trick users.
AV firm releases phone security beta.
Business-related message carries trojan.
Testing organisation's methodology slammed again.
More badware accusations levelled at web giant.
Fake sales invoice includes downloader.
Security firm reports 88% of new malware linked to cyber crime.
Big Blue purchase sparks rumours of more mergers.
Zombie herder sentenced to 37 months behind bars.
Canadian stock-trading association warns of security breaches.
Spoof mail claims to come from anti-child porn site.
Sophos joins anti-rootkit market, others expected to follow soon.
As phishing nets spread wider, Yahoo! announces defensive 'seal'.
PowerPoint zero-day hype just hype after all.
Pump-and-dump couple face fines, as do many others worldwide.
With books under scrutiny, McAfee is sued over property rights.
Free product offered by AOL accused of potentially unwanted tactics.
Christian Aid warns supporters of bogus emails, while Katrina phishmaster is indicted.
Film download service accused of using spyware strongarm tactics.
Web giant plans hunt for hidden spam gold.
Exploit worm stories continue to appear, but threat believed minor.
Consumer organisation makes over 5,000 'virus variants' for AV product testing.
Security firm suffers security bug and incompatibility criticism.
Microsoft's AV storms to second in US sales charts.
65-year-old files 82 cases in two years.
Mobile device proof-of-concept opens hole in network security.
As Microsoft plugs security holes, hackers quickly take advantage.
State of Michigan accuses spam companies of corrupting minors.
Commwarrior alert reignites battle over mobile malware danger.
419ers try conspiracy tactic.
Web giant provides free Kaspersky AV to all.
Scammer made $2m, now behind bars in Lagos.
More online customers get free protection.
Search engine starts flagging suspect sites.
eTrust, PC Tools suffer security bugs.
As conference highlights security issues, MS dares hackers to find more.
Text message spam on the rise.
Intel releases generic patches, urges users to seek specific fixes.
Sermon software spyware, says Symantec.
Security issues with VoIP technology revealed at Black Hat USA.
Are Macs safer than Windows PCs? Oh yes they are... Oh no they're not.. etc.
Student launched DDoS attacks 'just for fun'.
Supermarket sweep.
Another piece of malware for MS Powershell.
Single botnet responsible for 8 million phishing emails.
Norton and VirusScan afflicted.
Strong sales for security products in June.
Beware fake international police organizations...
Finnish AV firm shows strong performance.
Shock figure drawn from dubious source.
Anti-phishing recommendations for ISPs and mailbox providers.
Database thief charged.
Arming sys admins with all they need to know to write a rootkit...
Setting the record straight.
New anti-spam laws prepared and old ones revisited.
Microsoft acquires company behind the Sysinternals range of freeware tools.
The August issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
Mergers in the anti-spam market.
Amendment to VB's June Windows XP comparative review.
Three members of virus-writing gang held.
The July issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
AV software revenues increase.
VB welcomes new Technical Consultant.
Watch out for fake SMS messages.
Buffer overflow vulnerability found in corporate AV software.
Microsoft anti-virus goes on general release.
Open source project to create anti-spam opt-out tool based on the defunct Blue Frog service.
Bank signs deal with AV vendor in an attempt to stop phishers in their tracks.
The June issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
Japan's first crackdown on organized phishing.
Organizers of the 2006 Spam Conference encourage you to get reading.
New species of phish spotted.
Attempt to gain better understanding of the costs of computer security incidents.
The May issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
OECD issues 'Recommendation on Cross-Border Cooperation in the Enforcement of Laws against Spam'.
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The VB2006 conference programme is now available.
AVG developer acquires Ewido Networks.
19 April 2006