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Symantec accused of scareware tactics in US lawsuit

Security giant accused of misleading customers with the results of computer scans as part of trial products

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Google Android under fire as attack exploits drop

Trend Micro quarterly threat report highlights continued risk posed by malicious Android apps

Pensive and anxious man reaching for a telephone

Microsoft Windows scammers threaten to blow up Irish Garda station

Fraudsters confronted by Irish Computer Crime Unit

Google warns new malware epidemic has infected two million PCs

Hundreds of thousands already notified via Google search pages

FBI seizes servers in Operation Trident Tribunal scareware crackdown

But over-zealous agents may have taken down innocent web sites

Cyber criminals use iCloud SEO poisoning to spread fake AV

Poisoned search results could be part of a co-ordinated compromise

Microsoft reveals 21 per cent of UK users hit by cold call security scams

Around a quarter were tricked into giving scammers money for non-existent problems

Mac Defender scareware variant MacGuard installs without admin password

Intego warns of escalating threat for Mac users

Microsoft links Mac Defender to Windows scareware campaign

Cyber criminals appear to be branching out

Intego warns of rare Mac scareware

Well designed MAC Defender app uses blackhat SEO to scam Mac users

AhnLab warns of surge in regionalised malware

Threats growing in sophistication with local language capabilities

Trusteer warns of 'Microsoft support call' scareware scammers

Criminals looking to gain remote access to PCs and persuade victims to buy fake security software

Security predictions for 2011

What's on the horizon for the security landscape this year

2010 tech snapshot: IT security

We round up the key trends in the security space this year

V3.co.uk readers call for harsher prison terms for scareware writers

Fake anti virus infections now reaching epic proportions

Panda Security reveals huge hike in fake anti-virus scams

Scareware now accounts for 12 per cent of all malware, according to vendor

Sophos warns of fake anti-virus spam campaign

Llatest scareware outbreak features emails with malicious HTML attachments

McAfee warns of scareware plague

Fake anti-virus scams extracting millions from unwary users

FBI warns of scareware threat

Fake anti-virus scams have already cost users $150m, says agency

Trojans, worms and scareware plague UK firms

Latest Microsoft report shows UK security is improving, however

Scareware rise heralds step change in cyber crime

Latest Symantec report finds criminals making over £800K a year from scams

Microsoft warns of dangerous rise in scareware

Criminals continuing to extort money from vulnerable users

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