January

• Police hold Israeli industrial espionage Trojan suspectsLondon-based couple extradited as major industrial espionage case continues.
  31 January 2006
• Top ten viruses and hoaxes reported to Sophos in January 2006Record malware reported - primarily financially motivated attacks.
  31 January 2006
• Spammed Trojan horse poses as CCTV picture of campus rapistMessage claims to contain CCTV picture of rapist.
  27 January 2006
• Coming soon: a new level of enterprise securityWe will soon be releasing the next generation of our enterprise solutions.
  27 January 2006
• Spyware suspect arrested in JapanMan accused of stealing money from online bank accounts.
  26 January 2006
• New York firm sued for selling phoney anti-spyware softwareSecure Computer LLC accused of spamming and using other deceptive marketing practices.
  25 January 2006
• Sophos appoints Jan Jivmark as new director of global marketingJivmark will be responsible for leading the strategic development of marketing activities worldwide.
  25 January 2006
• 20-year-old zombie king pleads guilty - faces 4-6 year jail sentenceJeanson James Ancheta profited from his attacks, making more than $61,000.
  24 January 2006
• Bill Gates death-of-spam prediction flops, as "dirty dozen" spam countries revealedUS tops stats again but Bill Gates slips-up on death-of-spam prediction.
  23 January 2006
• Obscene Kama Sutra worm spreads via emailData destroying payload set to trigger on 3 February.
  18 January 2006
• Weight-loss spammer Daniel Lin pleads guiltySentencing scheduled for 16 May.
  18 January 2006
• Sophos announces new management appointments in Asia PacificRob Forsyth named as Managing Director, Asia Pacific.
  18 January 2006
• Beware bogus business deal from US military sergeant in Baghdad, IraqEmail scammers ask for assistance in $15 million deal to share the spoils of war.
  17 January 2006
• Imprisoned Russian billionaire's fortune offered by 419 scammersYukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky's name is being used by spammers hell bent on stealing money.
  16 January 2006
• FBI warns of West Virginia mining disaster scam emailScammers prey on internet users touched by the Sago mining disaster.
  13 January 2006
• Detroit spam defendant set to be sentenced to at least two years in jailMan accused of sending millions of illegal spam emails faces prison sentence.
  12 January 2006
• Microsoft issues fixes for more critical security vulnerabilitiesAs Microsoft issues critical security updates, Sophos urges computer users to take action now.
  11 January 2006
• Bogus Volkswagen lottery scam offers million pound prize and a brand new carLatest email scam poses as a winning lottery notification from Volkswagen.
  10 January 2006
• Microsoft releases critical WMF vulnerability fix earlySophos urges companies and home users to apply patch as hackers actively exploit security hole.
  5 January 2006
• Florida spammer receives $11 billion fineAn Iowa-based ISP has been awarded $11.2 billion in a judgment against a Florida spammer.
  5 January 2006
• Top ten viruses and hoaxes reported to Sophos in December 2005Sober-Z virus reaches pandemic proportions.
  5 January 2006
• Sophos appoints new CEOSteve Munford takes position of Chief Executive Officer.
  4 January 2006
• Microsoft WMF vulnerability exploited in over 200 different attacksA serious Microsoft security vulnerability is being exploited by hackers.
  4 January 2006

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