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Hackers use Google to defeat anti-spam measures

...accounts as their own. "No one is going to block Google," said Alex Shipp, senior antivirus technologist for MessageLabs. "The link is a very complex... Read more

26 October, 2004 by Dan Ilet

Sobig.F is 'worst variant yet'

...hard. A third of viruses detected were in the UK. According to Alex Shipp, senior antivirus technologist at MessageLabs, Sobig.F is easily the most... Read more

19 August, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

Experts gather for cybercrime conference

Forthcoming confidential meeting will bring together security experts from various fields to discuss online crime Read more

22 January, 2007 by Joris Evers

Latest Trojans raid bank accounts

...increased adoption of stronger authentication, cybercriminals are changing their tactics, according to Alex Shipp, a senior antivirus technologist at MessageLabs. "We have recently seen a... Read more

20 February, 2006 by Joris Evers

All quiet on the Nyxem front

...FBI. Service providers from around the world have also been cooperating," said Alex Shipp, senior antivirus technologist for MessageLabs. India is the country with the... Read more

3 February, 2006 by Munir Kotadia and Tom Espiner

MessageLabs: Filtering your email sewage

...ISPs need to talk to each other, and share information proactively," says Alex Shipp, MessageLabs senior antivirus technologist and 'imagineer'. "When we started out, MessageLabs... Read more

30 November, 2005 by Tom Espiner

Experts unconcerned over Microsoft patch delay

...holes I couldn't possibly guess which one it's for," joked Alex Shipp, chief antivirus developer for MessageLabs Read more

12 September, 2005 by Tom Espiner

Worm warfare rages on

...Symantec has said. The worm battle has likely only just begun, said Alex Shipp, a senior antivirus technologist at MessageLabs, an email security company. He... Read more

18 August, 2005 by Joris Evers

Trojan attack hits networks worldwide

...000 copies of new Downloader Trojans since 02:00(BST) on Thursday. Alex Shipp, senior antivirus technologist for MessageLabs, said: "They are pretty run of... Read more

7 July, 2005 by Dan Ilet

Spammers use 'opt-out' to install Trojan

...can upload new Trojans "at any time". Senior antivirus technologist for MessageLabs, Alex Shipp, said "users should already know that it is never a good... Read more

6 October, 2004 by ZDNet UK

Hidden 'backdoors' worry security firms

...But the sheer number of variants means that some are inevitably missed Alex Shipp, a senior antivirus technologist at email-security company MessageLabs, said that... Read more

29 April, 2004 by Munir Kotadia

Know your enemy: Past threats

...off, some old malicious code is still lying in wait to strike. Alex Shipp, senior antivirus technologist at MessageLabs, says viruses often live on for... Read more

24 November, 2003 by Andrew Donoghue

Windows admin 'feature' poses latest hazard

...site advises people to "use discretion when sending messages to multiple users". Alex Shipp, a senior antivirus technologist at email security company MessageLabs, agreed the... Read more

20 August, 2003 by Munir Kotadia

Email viruses show dramatic rise

...number one LoveBug, which hit one in every 28 in May 2000. Alex Shipp, senior antivirus technologist at MessageLabs, said the more prevalent viruses owed... Read more

16 December, 2002 by Matt Loney

Bugbear set to stick around

...but we haven't had the United States wake up yet," said Alex Shipp, senior antivirus technologist with Messagelabs. "There are still pretty high levels... Read more

7 October, 2002 by Matthew Broersma

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