Weekly report on the latest vendor security advisories
Slackware Security Advisory – Apache httpd (SSA:2006-209-01) Ubuntu Security Notice – mozilla-thunderbird vulnerabilities (USN-329-1) Mandriva Linux Security …
July 2006 top 10 malware threats and hoaxes
Sophos has revealed the most prevalent malware threats and hoaxes causing problems for computer users around the world during July 2006. The report, compiled from …
Top malware topics: The Da Vinci code and the 2006 World Cup
In the first half of 2006 we have witnessed numerous examples of phishing attacks, viruses, spyware, banker Trojans, etc. But above all, two events stood out and attracted the …
Victoria’s Secret spyware attack steals usernames and passwords
Experts at SophosLabs are reminding internet users to be on their guard following the discovery of a spyware Trojan horse that displays photographs of a potential Russian …
Weekly Report on Viruses and Intruders – ASPLux.A and Dengis.A viruses, Snifsteal.A triojan and Prokeylogger
This week’s PandaLabs report on viruses and intruders focuses on several, very different, codes. These include the ASPLux.A and Dengis.A viruses; the Snifsteal.A Trojan …
75% of all phishing emails target PayPal and eBay users
IT security firm Sophos has revealed that over 75 percent of all phishing emails are targeting users of PayPal or eBay. Typically these phishing emails point recipients to a …
Skybox solution combines automated risk assessment, network policy compliance and firewall audit
Skybox Security, Inc., launched the third-generation release of its award-winning Skybox View Suite. For the first time, security and IT operations teams can use a common …
Man faces 55 years in jail for stealing 80,000 email addresses
IT security firm Sophos has encouraged authorities to pursue the spamming community following the news that a man has been charged with stealing the membership database held …
Cybercrime in Spain on the rise
Online fraud in Spain experienced a year-on-year growth of 50% in the first 4 months of 2006, according to Victor Domingo, president of the Internet Users Association. …
Weekly report on the latest Linux security software releases
Easy Integrity Check System 3.1c Easy integrity check system is designed primarily for system administrators for filesystem intergrity checkings. FTimes 3.7.0 FTimes is a …
Weekly report on the latest vendor security advisories
Debian Security Advisory – libgd2 (DSA 1117-1) Debian Security Advisory – gimp (DSA 1116-1) SUSE Security Announcement – SUSE Security Summary Report …
Sophos reveals latest spam relaying countries
Experts at SophosLabs scanned all spam messages received in the company’s global network of spam traps, and have revealed that for the first time in more than two years, …