Sophos Security News

Mytob worm grabs first place in 2006's malware chart

January 26, 2007 - 3:44pm
Mytob family of worms rule the roost.
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"Who wants to be a millionaire?" email scam attempts to defraud internet users

January 26, 2007 - 1:15pm
£800,000 prize claims bogus email.
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Top malware threats and latest security trends explored in Sophos podcast

January 25, 2007 - 11:42am
Graham Cluley interviewed about the Sophos Security Threat Report 2007.
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After stormy start, worm turns to love in major new attack

January 24, 2007 - 3:02pm
Sophos identifies hundreds of new disguises used by malware.
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US County treasurer arrested after stealing money to pay scammers

January 24, 2007 - 2:13pm
Former treasurer of Alcona County, Michigan, arrested.
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Couple sued for sending 5 million spam cell phone messages

January 24, 2007 - 12:05pm
Illinois Attorney General files suit against alleged SMS spammers.
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Sophos certified with Premium Anti-Spam Checkmark

January 23, 2007 - 12:23pm
West Coast Labs awards Sophos's ES4000 email security appliance prestigious certification.
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New Sophos security report reveals United States is worst for malware hosting and spam-relaying

January 22, 2007 - 10:00am
Growth in web security threats and Trojan downloaders revealed in 2007 security threat report.
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Storm Trojan's second wave arrives like a missile

January 19, 2007 - 11:40pm
Hackers launch second spam attack against worldwide email systems.
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Trojan spam storm hits inboxes, races to top of malware charts

January 19, 2007 - 10:54am
Malware spammed out en-masse, accounting for 1 in 200 emails in last 12 hours.
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eBay to close on 27 February? Phishers try and lure victims with bogus vote email

January 19, 2007 - 9:36am
A phishing campaign tries to steal usernames and passwords by claiming that eBay has decided to close its business on 27 February.
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Owner of online dating firm arrested for sending 5.4 billion spam emails

January 18, 2007 - 2:10pm
President of Japanese dating website accused of using computers in China to send spam.
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Panda joss-stick virus is no pandemic, reports Sophos

January 18, 2007 - 10:32am
Windows users urged not to panic over "five-star cyber worm".
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Security whistleblowers should act responsibly, says Sophos

January 17, 2007 - 2:42pm
MySpace phishing scam exposes details of 60,000 users.
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Convicted AOL phisher faces 101 years in jail

January 17, 2007 - 1:41pm
Jeffrey Goodin could receive a maximum sentence of 101 years in a federal prison.
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UK 070 numbers exploited by email lottery scammers

January 17, 2007 - 12:04pm
Criminals running email lottery scams are exploiting 070 personal phone numbers in the UK.
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Scam contract killer email blackmails recipients with death threat

January 11, 2007 - 2:11pm
Assassination email may put vulnerable internet users at risk.
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Sophos expands security offering with ENDFORCE acquisition

January 11, 2007 - 9:31am
Addition of Network Access Control to Sophos Endpoint Security offers administrators a secure computing environment across a broader base of users
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Microsoft releases critical security patches

January 10, 2007 - 10:27am
Companies and home users urged to apply fixes as Microsoft reveals January 2007 security bulletins.
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Sophos makes web surfing secure with launch of WS1000

January 9, 2007 - 9:00am
New appliance provides industry's best protection against web-borne threats
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