Kama Sutra PowerPoint named as one of the threats of the last three months 

Kama Sutra PowerPoint named as one of the threats of the last three months

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 21 January 2011 3:42 PM
"One of the most dangerous attacks in recent times."
Major m00p hacker sentenced to 18 months 

Major m00p hacker sentenced to 18 months

In Hackers - By Tom Brewster, 24 November 2010 9:17 AM
Used fake anti-virus emails.
Adobe PDF ranked as the main malware threat for the past quarter 

Adobe PDF ranked as the main malware threat for the past quarter

In Applications - By SC Australia Staff, 7 October 2010 1:21 PM
BitDefender urges caution.
Is the Mariposa botnet still functioning? 

Is the Mariposa botnet still functioning?

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 24 June 2010 2:16 PM
Claims that the Mariposa botnet is still alive.
Gumblar botnet awake after five months 

Gumblar botnet awake after five months

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 19 October 2009 9:33 AM
Malware injects iframe.
Spam King Soloway sent down for 47 months 

Spam King Soloway sent down for 47 months

In Hackers - By Iain Thomson, 24 July 2008 9:57 AM
A man described by Microsoft as one of the top ten spammers in the world has been sentenced to nearly four years in jail.
Peer-to-peer identity thief sentenced to 51 months 

Peer-to-peer identity thief sentenced to 51 months

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 20 March 2008 10:28 AM
A Seattle man has been sentenced to 51 months in prison after pleading guilty last year to using file-sharing programs to perpetrate identity theft.
Systems administrator gets 30 months in prison for 'logic bomb' 

Systems administrator gets 30 months in prison for 'logic bomb'

In Crypto - By Frank Washkuch, 10 January 2008 2:26 PM
A New Jersey man this week was sentenced to more than two years in prison for planting a “logic bomb” on the network of his former employer in a failed attempt to destroy ...
AOL spammer gets 27 months in slammer 

AOL spammer gets 27 months in slammer

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 6 November 2007 9:56 AM
A convicted AOL junk mailer, who tried to strike a spam business deal over instant messenger with a confidential informant, was sentenced on Friday to 27 months in prison.
US Judge sentenced to prison for child porn 

US Judge sentenced to prison for child porn

In Hackers - By Ericka Chickowski, 22 February 2007 10:32 PM
A former judge was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison on Tuesday for possession of child pornography that was initially found by a Canadian hacker vigilante who tipped ...
Image spam triples in three months 

Image spam triples in three months

By Ericka Chickowski, 14 August 2006 11:07 PM
Ever-resourceful spammers tripled the amount of image spam sent to users in the last three months, researchers announced today.
Symantec to release Norton Confidential within months 

Symantec to release Norton Confidential within months

By Dan Kaplan, 27 June 2006 10:22 PM
In an effort to combat deteriorating consumer confidence in online transactions, Symantec this week announced anti-fraud solution Norton Confidential will be released this fall.
Iowa phisher gets 21 months in jail 

Iowa phisher gets 21 months in jail

By Dan Kaplan, 22 May 2006 8:48 PM
An Iowa man, guilty of using phishing schemes to dupe as many as 250 MSN customers into giving up their personal information, was sentenced Friday to 21 months in prison.
Botmaster Ancheta gets 57 months in jail 

Botmaster Ancheta gets 57 months in jail

By René Millman, 9 May 2006 4:23 PM
A hacker has been jailed for almost five years for creating a zombie network of hundreds of thousands of computers.
Four months and $50 for OneCare 

Four months and $50 for OneCare

By Dan Kaplan, 8 February 2006 9:48 PM
OneCare Live, Microsoft’s new security software, will hit the market in June, the Redmond, Wash.-computing giant announced Tuesday.
AOL spam friend gets 15 months 

AOL spam friend gets 15 months

By David Quainton, 19 August 2005 11:35 AM
Former AOL staffer Jason Smathers has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for selling information to spammers.
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