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Russian virus exchange creator jailed

Russian virus exchange creator jailed

Russian authorities have jailed a hacker who not only created his own malware, but ran two websites distributing more than 4,000 different computer viruses.
William Eazel May 4 2006 9:45AM Security
Spammers evade filters with Russian novel

Spammers evade filters with Russian novel

A new spam campaign using text from a classic Russian novel to evade anti-spam software has been uncovered by security experts.
René Millman Mar 30 2006 3:20PM Security
Taking on the pirates – Russian style

Taking on the pirates – Russian style

A Russian software company will try to even the score with software pirates with its fists.
René Millman Mar 27 2006 12:57PM Security
Russian rootkit stealing bank info

Russian rootkit stealing bank info

Teams from Sana Security have discovered a difficult-to-detect trojan designed to steal passwords previously used on infected machines.
Dan Kaplan Mar 22 2006 10:10PM Security
Russian hackers sold WMF exploit

Russian hackers sold WMF exploit

Criminal gangs are selling malware source codes to exploit flaws such as the recent WMF vulnerability in a worrying new trend.
René Millman Feb 6 2006 4:39PM Security
Russian stock exchange attacked by virus

Russian stock exchange attacked by virus

Trading on the Russian Stock Exchange was suspended today following an attack on its computer systems by a virus.
René Millman Feb 3 2006 2:22PM Security
Scammers target Russian oil tycoon

Scammers target Russian oil tycoon

Internet users are being bombarded with millions of emails purporting to be from the personal secretary of imprisoned Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
René Millman Jan 16 2006 3:09PM Security
Russian fraudsters go data mining

Russian fraudsters go data mining

A stolen database of registered car owners has been used in an elaborate scam that fooled owners out of $700 apiece.
David Quainton Dec 9 2004 3:49PM Security
Meagre fine for Russian virus writer

Meagre fine for Russian virus writer

A Russian virus writer has been found guilty of writing malicious code – but fined only $105 for doing so.
David Quainton Nov 18 2004 4:43PM Security
Russian implicated as Sobig virus writer

Russian implicated as Sobig virus writer

The author of the Sobig virus has allegedly been unmasked. An anonymous document placed on the internet links it to a Russian named Ibragimov. The document indicates the Russian, or perhaps an associate from his company Send-Safe, is behind the virus.
David Quainton Nov 4 2004 11:53AM Security
CyberCop unveils Russian internet crime portal

CyberCop unveils Russian internet crime portal

Looking for information about computer crime in Russia? Then there is a new website that should give you what you need – as long as you speak Russian.
Steve Gold Mar 23 2004 4:29PM Security
CIA traces Russian students in under a week

CIA traces Russian students in under a week

The CIA tracked down and arrested two Russian students within days of them making terrorist threats on the internet.
Steve Gold Mar 10 2004 1:43PM Security

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