May

• First virus for StarOffice poses no serious threatStardust virus attempts to download a picture of a Czech porn actress.
  31 May 2006
• Japanese phishing ring arrested by police for fake Yahoo auction siteCriminal gang alleged to have stolen a total of 100 million yen from 700 people.
  30 May 2006
• Bogus Microsoft security warning leads to malwareBeastPWS-C Trojan horse steals passwords from infected users.
  30 May 2006
• Trojan broadcasts bogus spyware warning to networked usersThe Troj/Paymite-J Trojan horse helps hackers spread sales message.
  30 May 2006
• Peter Gyenes, former CEO of Ascential, joins Sophos board of directors as non-executive chairmanNew non-executive chairman brings growth and value-creation experience to Sophos's vision for integrated threat management leadership.
  24 May 2006
• Da Vinci Code spam hits email inboxesAn unsolicited email campaign offers a copy of Dan Brown's best selling novel "The Da Vinci Code".
  24 May 2006
• Refunds for music fans hit by Sony DRM rootkitMusic fans can claim refunds and free album downloads after being exposed to vulnerability.
  24 May 2006
• 21 months jail for MSN phisher who worked at BlockbusterJayson Harris given jail sentence for directing internet users to fake website.
  23 May 2006
• Trojan horse exploits zero day Microsoft Word vulnerabilityOrganization targeted by hackers.
  22 May 2006
• Zombie king suspect alleged to have sent 18 million spams per dayMan arrested in South Korea.
  18 May 2006
• Online poker rootkit proactively protected against by SophosMalware stole usernames and passwords from online poker players.
  17 May 2006
• Virus leaks power plant secrets for second time in four monthsLatest incident is the latest in a long line of data breaches attributed to viruses.
  17 May 2006
• Malware displays fake virus warnings to sell softwareTrojan horse displays warning that virus activity has been detected on PCs.
  16 May 2006
• Jail for man who spied on his boss at Department of EducationSpyware gave employee unauthorized access to government computers.
  15 May 2006
• Five years for Foursys as Sophos "UK Partner of the Year"Sophos rewards successful business partners at Sophos UK Partner Conference 2006.
  12 May 2006
• Crazy owl preys on network printers, Sophos reports on Hoots wormThe W32/Hoots-A worm does not appear to have been written by a professional malware author.
  11 May 2006
• Erazer Trojan takes the law into its own hands against online piratesTrojan horse tries to wipe music and movie files.
  11 May 2006
• Alleged UFO hacker can be extradited to USA, court decidesGary McKinnon claims he was looking for confidential information about alien technology.
  10 May 2006
• Longest ever jail sentence for malware writer is not tough enough, reveals Sophos poll60% of respondents feel Ancheta's 57 month sentence is too soft.
  10 May 2006
• Sophos bolsters UK sales and marketing team with key appointmentsNew appointments continue the rapid growth of Sophos.
  10 May 2006
• Microsoft releases critical security patches, customers urged to update nowVulnerabilities could allow hackers to attack unpatched computers.
  10 May 2006
• 57 months in prison for 21-year-old hacker who ran zombie networkJeanson James Ancheta seized control of 400,000 computers.
  9 May 2006
• Two years after author's arrest, Netsky worm still tops virus chartAuthor of Sasser and Netsky worm arrested 24 months ago, but malware still spreads.
  8 May 2006
• Fantasy football formula virus spreads via Excel spreadsheetsThe Yagnuul virus infects Excel spreadsheets.
  8 May 2006
• The Reef Hotel Casino makes a safe bet with SophosFive star hotel in Cairns, Australia chooses Sophos for its protection against viruses, spam, spyware and email policy abuse.
  8 May 2006
• 'Spamford' Wallace hit with $4 million fine for spyware practicesSanford Wallace and his company have to pay more than $4 million.
  5 May 2006
• Hospital zombie attacker pleads guilty to disrupting computer systemsMilitary and hospital computers were affected by the malware attack.
  5 May 2006
• World Cup wallchart Trojan horse spammed out by hackersSophos customers defended through proactive protection.
  4 May 2006
• The Love Bug - six years on, Sophos comments on the changing malware landscapeA lot has changed since the ILOVEYOU email worm spread across the globe.
  4 May 2006
• Russian student convicted for running virus distribution websitesSergey Kazachkov found guilty of distributing over 4000 different computer viruses.
  3 May 2006
• Vietnamese denial of service hacking suspect arrestedDDoS attack made auction website inaccessible.
  2 May 2006
• Top ten malware threats and hoaxes reported to Sophos in April 2006Days appear numbered for mass-mailing worms as Trojans amount to 86% of discovered threats.
  2 May 2006

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