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| Last Updated: 02/09/2007 8:41 am |
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| SPN Roundup: Microsoft, Botnets, And Tor |
[Insider Report: 2007-02-09 ]
SPN Roundup: Microsoft, Botnets, and Tor
David Utter
It's one of those days where several things seem to be happening at once, so we'll do a quick recap of three stories of interest.
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Recent Reports:
[Insider Report: 2007-02-08 ]
Adult Spam Has Been Going Down
David Utter
Symantec's most recent State of Spam report found a spike in the amount of image spam in January decreased by the end of the month, while another trend indicated adult spam has decreased its penetration.
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[Insider Report: 2007-02-07 ]
Hack Attack Smacks Root Servers
David Utter
Several of the main root servers for the Internet withstood immense saturation coming from unknown attackers who may have been traced to South Korea.
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Lead Articles:
[2007-02-06] Office Zero-Day Still Plaguing Users
Although the most recent zero-day exploit affects Microsoft Office, Excel has been the most frequently targeted application for attacks against this latest vulnerability. »Click
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[2007-02-05] Small Fine A Dutch Treat For Spammer
For sending out some 9 billion junk emails through the use of zombied computers, the Dutch telecom regulator Opta fined the spammer known as Mr. X the paltry sum of $97,500 for his actions. »Click
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[2007-02-02] Casino Spam Royale
One of the biggest betting days of the year will happen on Sunday when the Super Bowl takes place, and US-owned betting firms have turned to spamming in Europe to get customers to replace American ones prohibited by laws from gambling online. »Click
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PayPal's Security Key 2007-01-11 03:54 Infoworld reports that PayPal, long a favored target of phishers and email spam, has come up with a measure designed to better protect its customers...
Windows Getting Critical Fix Next Week 2007-01-05 06:43 Only a few fixes have been planned for January's 'Patch Tuesday' from Microsoft, with Windows scheduled to receive an update to a critical issue...
Online Theft Snared 401k Account 2007-01-05 06:09 Although the story of one man's lost of $179,000 from a retirement account appears to be headed for a happy ending, the article leaves out some crucial information...
QuickTime Issues Still Plague Websites 2006-12-11 11:28 Similar to the issue that allowed the MySpace worm to parade through the popular social networking site, another flaw in Apple's QuickTime can be exploited...
Data Thieves Drop In On Your Phone 2006-12-07 10:48 Spyware geared toward stealing data from a mobile device has been spotted accompanying phone-infecting viruses; this early effort probably signals more sophisticated attacks are in the offing...
Keeping An 'eEye' On Zero-Day Exploits 2006-12-12 09:20 Marc Maiffret's eEye security firm recently launched the Zero-Day Tracker, a website where the company will post and archive information on vulnerabilities hit by zero-day exploits...
BuddyProfile Sending AIM Users To Malware 2006-12-15 09:51 A site that allows visitors to embed content in their AIM buddy profiles is being exploited by malware and adware distributors who create profiles laden with links to unwanted content...
Holidays Are Good For Phishing 2006-11-29 05:09 All the online holiday shopping is fertile ground for online scammers looking to fence a few ill-gotten dollars from unsuspecting consumers...
CAN-SPAM Has Minimal Spam Impact 2006-12-15 10:05 About three years after the debut of the CAN-SPAM act, very little impact has been made on the volume of spam deluging inboxes, a problem that has worsened each year...
Code Injection Beyond SQL 2006-11-22 07:49 Although SQL injection attacks have been a threat to websites, other types of code injection could be equally as toxic...
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