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Colin Powell's Facebook account has been hacked

by Graham Cluley on March 11, 2013 | 1 Comment

Colin Powell's Facebook account is hacked

Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell is the latest public figure to have fallen victim to hackers, with a series of out-of-character messages posted to his Facebook page.

iPhone thief posts picture of himself seemingly smoking pot on victim's Facebook page

by Graham Cluley on March 11, 2013 | 6 Comments

iPhone thief posts picture of himself smoking pot on victim's Facebook page

Do you recognise this man?

If so, the police would like to hear from you.

Monday review - the hot 26 stories of the week

by Anna Brading on March 11, 2013 | 2 Comments

In case you missed it: Here's everything we wrote last week.

$5 million class action lawsuit over LinkedIn data breach dismissed

by Lisa Vaas on March 8, 2013 | 12 Comments

LinkedIn let off the hook in $5M class action lawsuit over data breach

No real damage was done, a judge ruled, and besides, paying for premium membership isn't a guarantee that you'll get premium security.

Ouch! So much for promises made in privacy policies.

Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia's national oil company, has had its Twitter hacked

by Graham Cluley on March 6, 2013 | Leave a comment

Saudi Aramco, the national oil company of Saudi Arabia, has had its official Twitter account compromised by hackers.

The hackers have changed the firm's avatar and are tweeting out a series of messages.

Has Justin Bieber died in a car crash? No. But that doesn't stop Facebook users spreading the "news"

by Graham Cluley on March 4, 2013 | 4 Comments

Get your real news from real news websites. Don't trust Google or your Facebook friends, as they may be sharing links and stories that simply aren't true.

Monday review - the hot 22 stories of the week

by Anna Brading on March 4, 2013 | Leave a comment

In case you missed anything, here's everything we wrote in the past seven days.

Facebook fixes bug that leaked users' phone numbers

by Lisa Vaas on March 1, 2013 | 1 Comment

Facebook said that when retrieving a user's email address via graph API, app developers were receiving a 10-digit number once for every 1,000 users, more or less (mileage varies), instead of the properly formatted email address the documentation states that the field should return.

Rihanna sex video event scam spreads on Facebook

by Graham Cluley on February 28, 2013 | 4 Comments

Be on your guard if you see any of your Facebook friends post a message about an alleged Rihanna sex video.

Lessons to learn from the UGNazi hacking attacks against Mat Honan and Cloudflare

by Graham Cluley on February 27, 2013 | 1 Comment

"You do have to worry about your computer security, but you also need to worry about everybody else's"

Technology journalist Mat Honan and Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince have something in common - they've both been hacked by the UGNazi hacktivist group.

And what they told the RSA Conference spells bad news for those of us who love to use the internet and embrace cloud-based technologies in our personal and work lives.

Talking Angela iPhone app scare spreads on Facebook

by Graham Cluley on February 25, 2013 | 16 Comments

A warning spreads on Facebook about "Talking Angela", an app that gives your children some animated cat chat.

Malheureusement, it's all too simple for people to share warnings - rather than check if the facts are true.

Monday review - the hot 22 stories of the week

by Anna Brading on February 25, 2013 | Leave a comment

Catch up with anything you might have missed last week – it’s weekly roundup time.

SSCC 103 - Mandiant report, iOS coders owned, Twitter accounts hacked, and more...

by Paul Ducklin on February 24, 2013 | 1 Comment

Have your joined thousands of others, and become a loyal listener to the "Chet Chat" yet?

Here's the latest Naked Security podcast, Sophos Security Chet Chat 103, discussing a range of recent and newsworthy topics from the world of computer security.

Facebook turns a deaf ear to users aged over 99

by Lisa Vaas on February 22, 2013 | 8 Comments

The social media behemoth apparently never assumed that a person with three digits worth of living to their credit would sign up to use its service.

Tumblr, Twitter and Pinterest users warned after Zendesk support site hack

by Graham Cluley on February 22, 2013 | 2 Comments

Hackers have broken into Zendesk's systems, and accessed the email addresses of Tumblr, Twitter and Pinterest customers who had attempted to get support.