June
It’s elementary: Sophos’s anti-spam and anti-virus software protecting more North American schools from network threats Educational computing environments, with a mix of platforms and operating systems, and wide ranging user skill levels, represent one of the most challenging environments for IT managers. 30 June 2005
Sophos's sales team expansion sees channel get single point of contact Sophos has expanded its UK sales team, with the appointment of six new employees. 29 June 2005
Virtual postcard spam delivers malware surprise, Sophos reports A spam campaign that poses as virtual postcard delivery is really an attempt to lure innocent computer users into being infected by a series of Trojan horses.
28 June 2005
Phishing gang jailed after stealing £6.5 million, Sophos reports Two men accused who stole money following phishing and identity fraud scams have been sentenced to jail for a total of 10 years. 28 June 2005
Worm spreads false conspiracy rumors about Pope John Paul II's death, reports Sophos The Kedebe-F worm sends emails claiming that a conspiracy was responsible for the death of Pope John Paul II. 28 June 2005
Australia takes action against suspected 56 million email spammer, Sophos reports A man from Perth, Australia is accused of sending 56 million spam email messages. 24 June 2005
Nuclear power plant secrets leaked by computer virus, Sophos reports Japanese nuclear power plant secrets are reported to have been leaked by a computer virus 23 June 2005
40 million credit cards hacked, Sophos comments Last Friday, a payment-processing centre in Atlanta became the largest target of a successful hacking attack. According to media reports, the company discovered that information for millions of transactions... 20 June 2005
Sophos joint-CEO interviewed by Computerworld Australia Sophos's joint-CEO Dr Jan Hruska was recently involved in a lively discussion with the senior editors at Computerworld Australia. 17 June 2005
Critical infrastructure organisations targeted by hackers, Sophos comments Experts at SophosLabs™ have recently assisted the UK government in analysing a series of Trojans designed to steal confidential and sensitive information. According to a report from the NISCC, nearly... 16 June 2005
Mytobs continue to plague computer users, Sophos comments Experts at SophosLabs report that the malicious family of Mytobs continues to grow. New variants are being pushed out by the virus writers, using a variety of tactics. 15 June 2005
Microsoft issues critical security patches, Sophos advises customers Microsoft issued a batch of ten security fixes for its customers
yesterday. The critical patches address vulnerabilities in Windows and Internet Explorer that can allow an unauthorised remote attacker to... 15 June 2005
Michael Jackson suicide spam leads to Trojan horse, reports Sophos A message being spammed out claiming that Michael Jackson has attempted suicide is a ruse to infect innocent computer users. 9 June 2005
South Essex partnership NHS Trust uses Sophos to secure networks South Essex Partnership NHS Trust has deployed Sophos PureMessage and Sophos
Anti-Virus to protect its networks from viruses, spam, Trojan horses and
spyware. 9 June 2005
Latest Mytob worms use a new trick to fool users, Sophos reports New versions of the Mytob worm are emerging which spread without using an email attachment, but include a web link to the malicious code instead. 8 June 2005
The lion sings tonight as Trojan horse steals passwords, Sophos reports The LdPinch-BD Trojan horse steals confidential information whilst displaying an animated image of a singing lion. 7 June 2005
Sophos Anti-Virus receives 28th Virus Bulletin 100% award Sophos Anti-Virus has been awarded the VB 100% award in the June 2005 edition of Virus Bulletin. This is the 28th time Sophos Anti-Virus has won a VB 100% award, confirming its position as one of the most... 6 June 2005
Sophos detects the latest Bagle Trojans proactively Sophos successfully protects against all the latest Bagle Trojans using proactive technology.
2 June 2005
Mytob worm family spreads rapidly, Sophos comments According to SophosLabs™, Sophos's global network of virus and spam analysis centres, the Mytob worms currently account for more than half of the top twenty viruses reported to Sophos in the last 48... 2 June 2005
Sophos Anti-Virus on-access scanner for Linux demonstrated at LinuxWorld Expo Sophos demonstrated a prototype of its Linux on-access virus scanner at LinuxWorld Expo/Tokyo on 1 and 2 June 2005. 2 June 2005
Top ten viruses and hoaxes reported to Sophos in May 2005 Sophos, 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 during the month... 1 June 2005
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