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UK spooks spooked by possible Chinese hacking
MI5 warns of suspected corporate espionage onslaught. The UK security service MI5 has issued an alert to 300 leading firms, warning them to ensure best possible security measures are in place to combat potential espionage attempts by Chinese hackers. The warning, sent to company bosses and IT security heads, was leaked to the press and…
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Vista fails to reassure web users
50% of users don’t believe Vista has made the Internet any safer. According to a recent poll, 50% of visitors to the VB website do not believe that Windows Vista has made the Internet any safer. On its release, Microsoft ‘s most recent operating system was hailed by chairman Bill Gates as being ‘dramatically more…
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Botnet roasting on an open fire
FBI reports successes of operation Bot Roast; McAfee predicts cyber espionage for 2008. The FBI has revealed that eight individuals have been indicted, pled guilty or been sentenced for crimes related to botnet activity since the start of its ‘Operation Bot Roast’ in June. The operation, now in its second phase, has also seen the…
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Opening of a (spam) can of worms
Hormel loses latest trademark battle. Hormel Foods Corp. , inventor and manufacturer of the world-famous canned meat product SPAM , has lost a lawsuit against Seattle-based company Spam Arrest in which it called for the company to drop the word ‘Spam’ from its name, arguing that it damages the trademark associated with the luncheon meat.…
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Yuletide greetings
Festive wishes. The members of the VB team extend their warm wishes to Virus Bulletin readers for a very happy holiday season and a healthy and prosperous new year. This Christmas Virus Bulletin has made a donation of clothing and other items to UK-based charity for the homeless Crisis . Posted on 03 December 2007…
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Teenage botherder arrested in New Zealand
International cooperation also leads to eight arrests in the US. Police in New Zealand have arrested an 18-year-old youth believed to be the herder of a botnet of 1.3 million computers, reports the BBC . The hacker, who uses the online name ‘Akill’, has been released after questioning, but is still being investigated. The arrest…
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AVAR 2007 opens in Seoul
Asian and global malware experts gather to discuss latest trends The annual conference of the Association of anti Virus Asia Researchers ( AVAR ) has convened in the comfortable surroundings of the Seoul Plaza Hotel, South Korea, with leading figures from the anti-malware field and many local representatives meeting to hear presentations and debate the…
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SANS issues vulnerability top 20
Annual study of security risks finds software and humans present dangers. The SANS Institute has released its annual survey of vulnerabilities putting computer systems and networks at risk, finding increasing threat levels in server and client side software as well as a growing trend of risks emerging from human nature rather than programming flaws. The…
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Webroot merges with UK managed service firm
Anti-spyware firm moves into SaaS arena Anti-spyware specialist Webroot has announced a merger with UK-based software-as-a-service firm Email Systems , expanding its provisions from desktop security software to a full range of managed services for business. Email Systems offers email and web management and protection services, including encryption and archiving as well as security, for…
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Inconvenient content
Hackers include spammish content into Al Gore’s website. Hackers have managed to break into a website set up to promote Al Gore’s film An Inconvenient Truth and include links to drug-selling sites, PCWorld reports. The hackers’ aim was to boost the search engine rankings of the websites linked to by creating links to a very…
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