Web threats

H.R. 1525 is ongoing evolution to the original (I-SPY) Internet Spyware Protection Act of 2005. Specifically, the new bill is “to discourage spyware, and for other purposes”.

Kaspersky Lab presents the Online Scanner Top Twenty for December 2006

Are all antivirus created equal?

Although it’s maybe better know known for its extreme location and beautiful landscapes, Chile has been recently making the news for hacker arrest stories.

Social networking site contains spoof log-in page

Yesterday a full stop was placed to one of the most notorious cases of cybercrime in Russia over the past few years.

This week we’ve seen a couple of IM-Worms peaking above the radar to an extent you can probably call epidemic levels.

The Zotob authors have been convicted.

It’s two years today since Hungarian Laszlo K, the author of the Magold worm, was found guilty of unauthorized use of computer systems and sentenced to two years probation and a fine of $2,400.

Kaspersky Lab presents the second report covering malware evolution in 2005

At first glance, the March statistics from the online scanner shows that the Online Scanner Top Twenty ratings continue to change radically from month to month.

This is the second month that we are analyzing the data we collect from our on-line scanner. We can now make preliminary comparisons with our mail traffic statistics and analyze emerging trends.

This latest report from Kaspersky Lab presents an overview of internet attacks in 2005.

On 26th January, we intercepted a new variant of GPCode, Virus.Win32.GPCode.ac. The new variant of GPCode was widely spammed throughout the Russian segement of the Internet.

Yesterday, the UK government outlined its new Police and Justice bill. If the bill becomes law, cyber criminals who make unauthorised modifications to a computer could receive up to 10 years in prison.