Articles by Anna Brading

About Anna Brading

Anna Brading has worked in IT for more than ten years and as a writer with Sophos for over three. She's one of the few members of the Naked Security team who actually likes being on Facebook... Oh, and she likes cats (but she's not weird, honest).

Technical paper - Fake anti-virus: The journey from Trojan to a persistent threat

Technical paper - Fake anti-virus: The journey from Trojan to a persistent threat

Fake anti-virus is one of the largest families of malware in recent history. In this technical paper, Jagadeesh Chandraiah takes a look at how scareware has evolved over the last three and a half years into what it is today.

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Facebook Confidential: How the Craigslist killer manhunt exposed personal details of the innocent

Facebook Confidential

If the police come a-knocking, Facebook may be forced to send someone's entire account activity over. And there's a lot of it.

And it might include data about you.

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Technical paper: The ZeroAccess rootkit under the microscope

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The ZeroAccess rootkit is quickly becoming one of the most widespread malware threats. SophosLabs' James Wyke takes a look at how ZeroAccess works and what its ultimate goal is.

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Technical paper: Learn about the Blackhole exploit kit

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Since the Blackhole exploit kit first reared its head in 2010, it's grown to become one of the most notorious exploit kits ever seen. SophosLabs' Fraser Howard takes a more detailed look into Blackhole and how it works.

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Proof that internet trolls love Bacon

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UK TV presenter Richard Bacon recently revealed he'd been a victim of an internet troll for the last two years.

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Beware of spam this Valentine's Day

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Looking forward to Valentine's Day? Need a last minute present? Don't let spammers take advantage of you.

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Over 1000 email addresses exposed by Metropolitan Police blunder

Over 1000 email addresses exposed by Metropolitan Police blunder

1136 victims of crime have had their email addresses inadvertently shared with one another, according to reports.

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90-second security survey: take part and win a Christmas goodie bag from Sophos

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Social networks, personal laptops at work and internet threats. Tell us what you think, and win a goodie bag.

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Xbox Live customers not hacked but phished

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Xbox Live customers are the latest gamers to fall victim to an online attack with thousands of accounts hit across 35 countries.

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