Spam
A QQ-loving US soldier in Iraq is offering $120 to every reader of Naked Security
Apparently Sgt Jack Lenz is looking for a "loyal and trusting person".
Well, that's *us* - right?
Has your Hewlett-Packard ScanJet printer just tried to infect your PC with malware?
Beware! Cybercriminals have attempted to infect computers worldwide, disguising their attack as an email claiming to come from a scanner in your office.
New robocall-killer technologies, designed to filter out unwanted automated calls, win FTC awards
The US FTC ran a Robocall Challenge to shake out some new approaches to identifying (and hanging up on) those dinner-interrupting, scam-blabbing annoyances that are auto-dialed robocalls.
Monday review - the hot 13 stories of the week
Catch up with everything we've written in the last seven days with this handy weekly roundup
"We apologise for the previous apology" - NZ gov dept in email CC: double-blunder
A government department in New Zealand has had to apologise twice after mixing up CC: and BCC: when apologising for mixing up CC: and BCC:.
It's a really easy mistake to make, so take a moment to remind yourself why it's a bad idea...
Massive DDoS attack against anti-spam provider impacts millions of internet users
The largest recorded DDoS attack has been ongoing for over eight days now, causing slowdowns and errors throughout the internet. Is this a one time scenario or does this expose a greater weakness in the world's largest network?
Monday review - the hot 21 stories of the week
It's weekly roundup time. Here's all the great stuff we've written in the past seven days.
Fake Zendesk security notice spammed out, directs traffic to Canadian drug websites
Should you trust the security notice you have just been emailed, telling you to watch out for scam emails and to use hard-to-crack passwords?
Perhaps not...
A DHL delivery which is nothing but malware - Windows users warned of email attack
Have you received an email from DHL about a failed package delivery?
Please remember to be on your guard. Cybercriminals are once again up to their old tricks.
Pope sued over sexual abuse and not wearing seatbelt? Fake CNN and BBC news alerts spread malware
Malware campaigns spammed out in the last 24 hours have pretended to be breaking news stories from the likes of CNN and the BBC.
Express Shipment Notification emails contain malware
Online criminals have spammed out messages, claiming to come from DHL Express International, that are designed to install malware onto the computers of unsuspecting PC users.
Malware poses as booking confirmation email from Welsh seaside hotel
Heads up folks!
A seaside hotel in Pembrokeshire, South West Wales, has become the unwilling participant in a widespread malware attack spammed around the world. Don't be fooled into infecting your PC.
Chess CAPTCHA - a serious defence against spammers?
Spammers are told they have to solve a chess puzzle before they can leave junk messages.
Monday review - the hot 26 stories of the week
In case you missed it: Here's everything we wrote last week.
Germans bombarded in malware attack, shipment firm caught in crossfire forced to suspend email address
A hard-hitting malware attack is hitting German email inboxes, and causing a headache for an innocent shipment firm mentioned in the messages.
Malware attack poses as security warning from Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit
A cybercriminal attack uses the fear of vulnerabilities and malware infection to trick users into unwittingly compromising their Windows computers.
USA is number one! (...for spam)
USA! USA! USA! is back on top as the world’s leading spam-relaying country.
See what other countries top our 'dirty dozen' list and get the latest spam stats from SophosLabs.
Rihanna sex video event scam spreads on Facebook
Be on your guard if you see any of your Facebook friends post a message about an alleged Rihanna sex video.
Oxford University blocks Google Docs because of phishing attacks.. for 2.5 hours
Flooded with phishing attacks, which staff and students were falling for, the IT team at Oxford University blocked access to Google Docs - hoping to wake up users to the threat..
Would such a technique work in your organisation?
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Google Glass pre-order scammers set up shop on the web
Do you want to be one of the first people to get your hands on Google's internet-enabled Glass technology?
If so, be careful to keep an eye open for scammers and spammers.