August

• Suspected drive-by spammer faces federal charges, Sophos reportsA 37-year-old man from Marina del Rey, California, is facing federal charges for allegedly sending spam advertising pornographic websites.
  31 August 2004
• Trojan targets users of British online banks, Sophos warns of latest phishing attackExperts at Sophos have warned British computer users who bank online about a series of Trojan horses that try and steal financial information.
  27 August 2004
• 150 suspects arrested in Operation Web Snare, Sophos commentsSophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against spam and viruses, has welcomed the US authorities firm action against suspected spammers, phishers and other cybercriminals in "Operation Web Snare".
  27 August 2004
• Sophos appoints new Vice President of EngineeringSophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses and spam, has appointed Wendy Dean as Vice President of Engineering.
  26 August 2004
• Sophos reveals 'Dirty Dozen' spam producing countries, August 2004Sophos has published its report into the countries from which most spam messages originated during August 2004.
  24 August 2004
• Is your webcam watching you? Sophos reports on worm that spies on innocent computer usersSophos warns users that the Rbot-GR worm can spy on innocent computer users via webcams.
  23 August 2004
• Brazilian banking customers should beware of the phish! Sophos reports on Trojan horsesExperts at Sophos have warned computer users about Trojan horses that try to fool users of a number of banks into entering their account details.
  20 August 2004
• Do-it-yourself phishing kits found on the internet, reveals Sophos Sophos experts have discovered that do-it-yourself phishing kits are being made available for download free of charge from the internet.
  19 August 2004
• Resident Evil marketing campaign backfires as users panic about mobile phone virus, Sophos commentsA marketing campaign to promote the latest version of the Resident Evil video game has backfired, as mobile phone users believe they have been infected by a virus.
  18 August 2004
• MyDoom-S poses as funny photos, Sophos warns as worm is spammed across internetThe MyDoom-S worm presents itself as a collection of funny photographs.
  16 August 2004
• Sophos product support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 Sophos has published information for customers using its products who are considering upgrading to Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2).
  13 August 2004
• Blaster-B worm creator pleads guilty, Sophos commentsJeffrey Lee Parson has pleaded guilty to causing damage with his Blaster-B worm.
  11 August 2004
• Mosquito Trojan affects Symbian mobile phones, Sophos reportsA new Trojan horse for Symbian mobile phones can send expensive text messages to premium rate phone numbers.
  11 August 2004
• Teenage Blaster worm suspect expected to plead guilty, Sophos commentsJeffrey Lee Parson, the Minnesota teenager accused of writing the Blaster-B worm, is scheduled to appear before a federal judge in Seattle on Wednesday 11 August.
  11 August 2004
• A virus infection at what price? Sophos warns of latest Bagle variantVirus researchers at Sophos are warning users to beware of the latest Bagle worm, Bagle-AQ, which burst onto the scene late yesterday.
  10 August 2004
• Sophos issues advice about Brador Pocket PC backdoor Trojan horseSophos has urged users of Pocket PC PDAs not to panic about the Brador backdoor Trojan horse.
  6 August 2004
• Latest MyDoom worm uses Yahoo search engine to find email targets, Sophos reportsThe MyDoom-Q worm uses the People Search facility of the Yahoo website to search for additional email addresses to try and infect.
  4 August 2004
• Pfizer sues illegitimate online pharmacies to counter spam epidemic, Sophos commentsPfizer, the maker of Viagra, has announced it is taking legal action against dozens of illegitimate online pharmacies to block sales of counterfeit drugs and help reduce spam.
  4 August 2004
• Hackers reach new low with claims Nick Berg is alive, Sophos reports on latest Trojan horse disguiseA file claiming to contain video footage showing that American captive Nick Berg is alive and well in Iraq actually contains the Hackarmy Trojan horse.
  3 August 2004
• Top ten viruses and hoaxes reported to Sophos in July 2004Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against spam and viruses, has published a report revealing the top ten viruses and hoaxes causing problems for businesses around the world.
  3 August 2004
• Microsoft issues patch against critical security holes in Internet Explorer, Sophos reportsMicrosoft responds to June Scob Trojan incident, and issues a critical fix for Interet Explorer security vulnerabilities.
  2 August 2004

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