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Symantec source code breach saga continues

19

Jan

2012

Two weeks ago, we wrote about the wrangle between Indian cybercrew The Lords of Dhamaraja and Symantec, in which the theft of some of Symantec’s source code was revealed. At the time, Infosec Island, which describes itself as an “online community, infosec portal and a social network all-in-one,” quoted a Symantec spokesman as saying: Symantec […]

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Google serves ad for Adware/Spyware

04

Jan

2012

Last year, we wrote about Bing and Yahoo! serving ads leading to malicious websites. This week, it was Google who inserted ads for adware/spyware. I found a suspicious ad in my Google Reader for a free FLV player. I’ve recently shown that this type of free software is regularly repackaged with adware/spyware for profit. The ad leads […]

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HMRC phishing scam promises end of year refund

30

Dec

2011

Emails are currently circulating that purport to be sent by the UK tax organization HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). These e-mails claim that the recipient is eligible to receive a tax refund and that he or she must download an attached file and open it in a browser. The scam e-mail reads in part: TAX […]

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