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Spammers Attempting to Cash in on Mumbai Terror
Mayur Kulkarni @ Tue Dec 02 17:20:03 GMT 2008India recently suffered a shocking terrorist attack, with hostage situations in Mumbai involving Indian nationals as well as tourists and travelers from all over the world. Updates on the terrorist...[More ...]
Casino Spam Rolling Higher
Amanda Grady @ Fri Nov 28 18:17:57 GMT 2008In recent weeks, Symantec has observed an increase in messages promoting online casinos, typically offering a cash bonus or VIP treatment. Leisure spam (defined as email attacks offering or adverti...[More ...]
Symantec Report on the Underground Economy – Malicious Tools
David McKinney @ Thu Nov 27 13:16:30 GMT 2008The newly released Symantec Report on the Underground Economy discusses a number of topics, in...[More ...]
Can’t Read English? Ecco lo Spam Italiano!
Mayur Kulkarni @ Wed Nov 26 21:15:22 GMT 2008You may have come across multilingual translations of your favorite book or a popular movie. It’s a surefire way to extend one’s work to a wider audience. The desire for an extra buck h...[More ...]
OSX.Lamzev.A – The Mac OS X Trojan Kit
Alfredo Pesoli @ Wed Nov 26 20:45:05 GMT 2008Let me introduce you to the new "Trojan kit," which is a member of the "…no, I don't require root privileges…" malicious code targeted toward Mac OS X. A while ago we...[More ...]
Symantec Report on the Underground Economy – Goods and Services Advertised
Marika Pauls Laucht @ Wed Nov 26 10:22:03 GMT 2008The online underground economy has evolved into a full-fledged marketplace where participants advertise and traffic stolen information, provide services to aid in the use of this information, and p...[More ...]
The Cost of Software Piracy
Téo Adams @ Tue Nov 25 12:24:21 GMT 2008One topic of discussion in the recently released Symantec Report on the Underground Economy is...[More ...]
Clean Data, Clean Data! Read All About It!
Thomas Parsons @ Tue Nov 25 10:44:34 GMT 2008As part of our continuous false-positive prevention efforts for antivirus signatures at Symantec, we research different areas that may help us in our quest. One area of particular interest is the u...[More ...]
Spam Volumes Making a Comeback After the McColo Shutdown?
Dylan Morss @ Mon Nov 24 23:45:04 GMT 2008Although spam levels remain at a relatively low volume following the takedown of the spam host McColo last week, there is some evidence that spammers are starting to prepare for a rally. Late last ...[More ...]
Symantec Report on the Underground Economy: Self-Sustaining Economy
M.K. Low @ Mon Nov 24 14:42:14 GMT 2008Underground economy servers are black market forums used to advertise and traffic stolen information. The information can include government-issued identification numbers such as Social Security nu...[More ...]
