August

• Beyonce, Rihanna, Kelly Clarkson video emails spread ecard Trojan horseSophos proactively defends against latest attempt to hack into PCs.
  30 August 2007
• Jordan's Furniture selects SophosSophos protecting furniture retailer against spam and viruses.
  29 August 2007
• Sophos reports on the rise and fall of PDF spamIs PDF spam simply not working for the spammers?
  29 August 2007
• Don't download that YouTube video!New variation of Storm worm drops ecard disguise for online movie masquerade.
  25 August 2007
• AOL identity thief faces seven year jail sentence23-year-old sent out Trojan horse disguised as malicious greeting cards.
  23 August 2007
• Business continuity leader Interactive chooses Sophos security and controlCompany protects workers across Australia.
  23 August 2007
• High volume phish campaign strikes Australian internet usersEmail claims "Westpac Internet Bank hardware problems".
  23 August 2007
• Gang of four charged in Chinese joss-stick worm case"Panda burning incense" worm stole usernames and passwords.
  22 August 2007
• CMP Channel’s VARBusiness names Sophos ARC 2007 “Company of the Year” in security softwareAward validates Sophos’s continued dedication and support to Channel Partners in the IT security space
  22 August 2007
• 50% of employees blocked from accessing Facebook at work, Sophos survey revealsTwo in three people worried about information co-workers are sharing on social networking website.
  21 August 2007
• Sophos receives West Coast Labs Checkmark for detecting 100% of spywareWest Coast Labs has announced that Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows XP has been once again awarded the certification Checkmark for detecting 100% of spyware.
  17 August 2007
• US man sentenced for buying stolen identitiesSeven years for man who defrauded thousands of US bank customers.
  17 August 2007
• Malicious ecard campaign accounts for 9 million spam messages in last 48 hoursSophos protects proactively against dangerous spammed-out electronic postcards.
  16 August 2007
• Latest Microsoft security holes underline need for Network Access Control, says SophosNAC can help firms defend against unpatched computers being exploited by hackers.
  15 August 2007
• Sophos Facebook ID probe shows 41% of users happy to reveal all to potential identity thievesResearch highlights dangers of irresponsible behavior on social networking sites.
  14 August 2007
• Sophos podcast explores identity theft on FacebookGraham Cluley explains how people aren't taking privacy seriously online.
  14 August 2007
• Sophos Endpoint Security and Control outperforms McAfee and Symantec in independent reviewSophos's enterprise offering tested by Cascadia Labs.
  13 August 2007
• Man loses $1.5 million in Nigerian email scam - six people arrestedNetherlands police apprehend alleged cybercriminals.
  8 August 2007
• Mass pump-and-dump scam causes spam level surgeSingle PDF spam campaign causes 30% increase in junk email level.
  8 August 2007
• Signs of life in Mars spectacular email chain letter, Sophos reportsCelestial chain letter spreads across the internet again.
  8 August 2007
• Sophos names Dirk Christiansen as Vice President of Global MarketingFormer Trend Micro executive to lead global marketing initiatives.
  7 August 2007
• Sophos PureMessage receives West Coast Labs Checkmark for Email FilteringSophos PureMessage for UNIX receives West Coast Labs Checkmark Premium Certification for Email Filtering.
  7 August 2007
• Pharmacy spam king Rizler hit with 30 year jail sentenceIllegal internet store sold $24 million in prescription drugs.
  3 August 2007
• Nude Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie, Natalie Portman? Sophos warns of email assaultSpammed out "shocking photos" of Hollywood stars contain malicious payload.
  2 August 2007
• Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows Vista wins VB100 awardIndependent comparative test in August 2007 edition of Virus Bulletin confirms quality of Sophos solution for 64-bit Vista.
  1 August 2007
• New version of Firefox web browser fixes security vulnerabilitiesMozilla Firefox 2.0.0.6 released to plug security holes.
  1 August 2007
• Drive-by downloads remain cybercriminals' favorite web threatsSophos announces top ten web and email-borne threats for July 2007.
  1 August 2007

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