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Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack targetting Access
News B is for Botnets This is a mitigating factor for websites that a user has not added to the Internet Explorer Trusted sites zone, according to Bill Sisk, security response communications manager for Microsoft. [08 Jul 2008]
The 'multi-component' malware threat
News B is for Botnets Multi-component threats are…becoming more sophisticated and adding more and more components for a snowball effect," adding that malware writers are also tapping on "higher-profile vehicles, such as blogs and social-networking sites". [02 Jul 2008]
ANPR "ring of steel" watches over Manchester
News B is for Botnets Assistant chief constable Dave Thompson said the new fixed camera sites "will bring enormous benefits to the police and aid us in protecting our communities". C is for CMA Security from A to Z [05 Jun 2008]
Warning: The Storm still rages on
News B is for Botnets The two possible avenues of attack are spam with links to the as-yet-unlinked-to fast-flux sites, or injecting malicious iFrame tags into legitimate websites, which would download malware onto users' machines, warned Symantec. [07 May 2008]
Security threat: One web page infected every five seconds
News B is for Botnets The company noted that the sites of Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and even security vendors, have fallen prey to malware attacks. C is for CMA Released Wednesday, Sophos said in its Security Threat Report that an... [24 Apr 2008]
PayPal wages war on phishing
News B is for Botnets The warning systems on browsers such as Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 - which indicates whether sites are trustworthy - are also helping to stop people clicking through to phishing sites, Barrett added. [11 Apr 2008]
Call to increase online data protection for teens
News B is for Botnets The group - which includes the American Academy of Pediatrics, Children Now, and the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD)- plans to ask the Federal Trade Commission this week to establish rules that will help protect teens from data... [10 Apr 2008]
Phishers attack social networking generation
News B is for Botnets The report states "66 per cent of phishing attacks in the US were directed towards social-networking sites". Symantec Australia managing director Craig Scroggie said social-networking sites are a treasure trove of personal data... [09 Apr 2008]
eBay warns of Romanian phishing threat
News B is for Botnets Online auction site eBay has hit out at the lack of interest in cybercrime enforcement in countries including Romania, warning that not enough is being done to stop fraudsters targeting auction sites. [10 Mar 2008]
Gambling site brought to its knees by 'unstoppable' botnet
News B is for Botnets Bassill said: "This is a very worrying step we have seen in botnets, we have no way of responding to this without working with law enforcement. Gala Coral ecommerce's gambling sites were taken down for almost 30 minutes by the next... [06 Mar 2008]
Google warns: Malicious 'drive-by downloads' on the up
News B is for Botnets The malicious sites target web-browser vulnerabilities to automatically download and run the binary when a user visits the site. According to a Google source, Google security researchers report compromised sites to StopBadware.org... [20 Feb 2008]
Information Security forum to 'change behaviour'
News B is for Botnets For example, picking good passwords, changing passwords frequently, and being conscious of the impact of sharing information on social-networking sites. C is for CMA Security from A to Z [13 Feb 2008]
Google calls for help in flagging up the bad guys
News B is for Botnets According to the Google security blog, the search giant already knows about hundreds of thousands of "bad" websites but is hoping its users will add to the list by completing an online form to report malware-hosting sites that are... [04 Dec 2007]
Malware: From bedroom to boardroom
Comment The botnets grew too quickly, were difficult for them to control and were large blips on the radar screens of the antivirus vendors. Botnets gave them the anonymity they required and the increasing penetration of always-on home broadband networks... [19 Nov 2007]
Storm botnet 'services' for hire?
News B is for Botnets Oddly enough, Storm isn't doing much, so far, except gathering strength," he wrote, adding that: "Aside from continuing to infect other Windows machines and attacking particular sites that are attacking it Storm has only been... [17 Oct 2007]
