Monday | 6 July, 2009
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Stories about: Sophos

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    Michael Jackson death spurs spam, viruses 27/06/2009 09:20:00

    Less than 24 hours after Michael Jackson's death, fraudsters are exploiting public interest with their attempts to spread spam and malware. Security researchers say they've observed hundreds of cases of malicious messages masquerading as information about Jackson's death. Some of them, they say, popped up within minutes of the news.
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    ATM malware spreading around the world 06/06/2009 00:52:00

    Cash machines around the world are hosting malware that can harvest a person's card details for use in fraud, a situation that could worsen as the malware becomes more sophisticated, according to a security researcher.
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    Antivirus Test: A Quest for Nearly Objective Rankings 21/05/2009 04:50:00

    Editor's Note: Chaz Sowers wants reliable, indepedently tested antivirus software with few false positives. But what really constitutes an "independent" test? Unsatisfied with lab ratings, he built his own malware testbed and put 35 AV products through the paces. Here is the story behind one man's AV rankings; your results may vary.
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    Spammers seize on swine flu to pitch bogus meds 28/04/2009 07:51:00

    Spammers have seized on the growing interest in news of a possible swine flu epidemic to hawk fake pharmaceuticals, security experts warned Monday.
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    Vendors Deserve Some Credit for Conficker Response 02/04/2009 09:08:00

    Sure, there was hype leading up to the Conficker catastrophe that never came. But Bill Brenner thinks security vendors and their PR reps deserve some credit for restraint this time around.
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    Software-based NAC security useful despite drawbacks 13/11/2008 09:44:00

    Despite some shortcomings, software-based network access control technology that enforces policies on network endpoints is often the first choice of customers who adopt the technology.
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    Malware miasma - There's a Web page infected "every five seconds" 06/08/2008 10:43:31

    Malware threats on the Web grew at an exponential rate over the first half of 2008, security experts say.
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    How to not have your Web site hacked like Sony's 07/07/2008 08:23:22

    The US Sony Playstation Web site is the latest high-profile victim of a hacker attack on business sites that's spreading malware at breakneck pace, says a security vendor.
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    SQL attacks lobs onto pro tennis site 02/07/2008 11:52:19

    Visitors to the Association of Tennis Professionals Web site have potentially been infected with spyware after apparent lax security allowed a malicious script to be injected across its pages.
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    Malware threat lists slammed as 'useless' 17/04/2008 08:41:23

    Security vendor PC Tools has questioned the usefulness of the threat lists used by many security companies to warn of current malware attacks.
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    Malware filters bad for business 11/04/2008 09:12:24

    Up to 80 percent of Web sites flagged as malicious by anti-virus and search engine indexes are legitimate businesses, according to security experts.
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