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W32/VBNA-X worm spreads quickly through networks and removable media

Nov

2012

SophosLabs researchers have noticed a significant increase in the spread of malware we call W32/VBNA-X (among other names).Several other vendors, including McAfee (W32/Autorun.worm.aaeb) and Symantec (W32.ChangeUp), have been alerting their customers as well. While the basic components of this malware have been around for some time, it has become considerably more aggressive in its latest […]

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Pinterest spam promotes Acai Berry diet

Apr

2012

Sophos – Unless Pinterest gets serious about preventing spammers from abusing its systems, the problem is just going to get bigger and bigger.Today, for instance, we’re seeing Pinterest posts promoting an “amazing weight loss product”.The posts claim that the product is sponsored by Pinterest themselves, and doesn’t seem to care whether it uses an image […]

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Blackhat: breaking SMS – war texting

Aug

2011

If you could use texting to break networks, what could you do? Well, Don Bailey, with ISEC Partners, in his talk today at Blackhat, muses that you could break a lot, driving around and dropping in on various networks as you saw fit. Well, really his proof-of-concept collection of tools is aimed at educating mobile […]

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