Spam swine break next-gen CAPTCHAs
Oct 16, 2008 in
Security
Hotmail, Gmail and kitchen-based checks all neutered
Spammers have reportedly defeated revised CAPTCHAs from both Google and Microsoft.…
Archive for October, 2008
Feds hamstring world’s largest spam gang
Oct 16, 2008 in
Security
FTC targets Texas-Kiwi connection
US regulators have struck a body blow at two men accused of masterminding the world’s largest spam enterprise by obtaining a court order that shuts down some half-dozen companies they operated and freezing assets earned in the operation.…
$236m judgment lands on mom and pop spam shop
Oct 16, 2008 in
Security
Bulk Mailing 4 Dummies
An Arizona couple accused of bombarding a small internet service provider with millions of spam messages has been ordered to pay more than $236m in a federal case that documents the heroic measures one man took against the torrent of unsolicited junk mail.…
Controversial ad serving firm Adzilla pulls out of the US
Oct 16, 2008 in
Security
‘We have stepped out for a little…’
Controversial behavioural advertising firm Adzilla has reportedly quit the US market. The move follows the resignation of chief exec Toby Gabriner.…
Storm botnet blows itself out
Oct 16, 2008 in
Security
But will the zombie network rise again?
Security watchers Marshal claim the infamous Storm botnet is no more, after waning spam emails finally dried up altogether last month.…
Net game turns PC into undercover surveillance zombie
Oct 16, 2008 in
Security
Smile, your webcam has been clickjacked
Underscoring the severity of a new class of vulnerability known as clickjacking, a blogger has created a proof-of-concept game that uses a PC’s video cam and microphone to secretly spy on the player.…
Bastard Gator child dies sudden death
Oct 16, 2008 in
Security
‘Spyware king’ rests in pieces
It seems that one of the world’s most notorious adware outfits has died. Again.…
Stealthy malware expands rootkit repertoire
Oct 16, 2008 in
Security
Burrowing worm borrows Windows vuln
Security researchers have discovered one of the most subtle and sophisticated examples of Windows rootkit software known to date.…
Asus offers replacement Eee Boxes after Japanese virus trike
Oct 16, 2008 in
Security
Limited impact
Asus today claimed it had “resolved” the unfortunate appearance of a virus on Eee Box mini desktop PCs sold in Japan.…
Asus admits Eee Box mini PC shipped with virus
Oct 16, 2008 in
Security
Other regions as well as Japan affected?
Asus has admitted that some of the its Eee Box desktop mini PCs have shipped with a virus.…
