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- gcluley: iCloud used to recover stolen iPhone after thief took photos of himself and pals on Disney cruise http://t.co/3BUgez3Rabout 7 hours ago
- chetwisniewski: iCloud used to recover stolen iPhone from thief after he took photos of himself and friends on a Disney cruise http://t.co/sc7TgvcUabout 8 hours ago
- gcluley: R/t Whoops! Yahoo leaks its own private key via new Axis Chrome extension http://t.co/YS1vidjF #facepalmabout 11 hours ago
- SophosLabs: Angry Birds malware – How a firm has been fined £50,000 for profiting from fake Android apps http://t.co/EIqV32iWabout 13 hours ago
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36 websites selling credit card details shut down [VIDEO]
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Cybercrime is big business these days, in fact it's an industry. So it's not a surprise to find that criminals are embracing ecommerce. But some will be surprised to discover just how professional and legitimate criminal websites can appear.
VIDEO: How to solve the RSA 2012 #sophospuzzle
By popular request, here is a video explaining how to solve the cryptographic puzzle we published on our RSA 2012 conference T-shirt...
Android malware spreads via Facebook [VIDEO]
Android malware! On Facebook! Caught on camera!
If you're using Facebook on your Android smartphone, you should be just as careful clicking on links as you would (hopefully) be on a desktop computer.
Viruses and hacking, as seen on TV and in the movies
Working in the computer security industry, we're pretty used to seeing malware and hacking misrepresented on our TV and movie screens.
Here are some of our favourite examples.
VIDEO: How to solve the #dragontattoo #sophospuzzle
By popular request, here is a video explaining how to solve the Dragon Tattoo-themed puzzle we published earlier this week...
Typosquatting - study reveals the real risks when you mistype a website's name [VIDEO]
Security expert Paul Ducklin has taken an indepth look at the scale and the risk of the typosquatting industry: registering misspellings of popular website domain names in an attempt to profit from typing mistakes.
Identify your missing security patches this Christmas
New vulnerabilities are being discovered all the time, and attackers are still exploiting old ones. But how do you deal with the vulnerabilities? Patch them of course.
VIDEO: Awkward! Facebook VP stumped by BBC question
Elliot Schrage, Facebook's VP Public Policy, was struck dumb by BBC reporter Emily Maitlis when she quizzed him about the ethics of "Sponsored Stories" on Facebook in a television documentary shown this weekend in the UK.
IHC, Mac malware, Nerd New Year, Conficker and Privacy à la Google - 60 Sec Security
Watch the latest security news in just 60 seconds!
Enjoy an IHC T-shirt sighting at Kiwicon; be unsurprised at yet more Mac malware; find out why Nerd New Year wasn't; groan because Conficker just won't go away; and get the feel for Privacy à la Google.
Bundestrojaner, Sony breach, Duqu, OS X anti-anti-virus, MS hack - 60 Sec Security
Enjoy the latest security news in brief by watching 60 Second Security!
This episode: the German Bundestrojaner controversy, Sony breached (again!), Duqu dubbed "Son of Stuxnet", OS X anti-anti-virus and Microsoft videos hacked.
LG hacked - website defaced to show simulated intrusion
One of the websites belonging to global electronics giant LG has been hacked by a collective calling itself the Intra Web Security Exploit Team.
Watch a video of what the attackers did. And learn how to avoid ending up in this situation yourself!
Nimda, Lion hole, scam bust, dot CZ dot CC and RIP Steve - 60 Sec Security
Enjoy the latest security news in brief by watching 60 Second Security!
This episode: learning from the 10-year-old Nimda virus, finding a password hole in Lion, taking down support scammers and the dot CZ dot CC domain, and farewelling Steve Jobs.
Apple fakery, DNS hack, DigiNotar, Linux, Wikileaks - 60 Sec Security
Lots of readers said they'd like to see our 'news-with-a-conscience' videos more than once a month.
So here you go. 60 Second Security, once every two weeks.
Facebook page hijacking locks out original admins [VIDEO]
It's easier to hijack a Facebook page than you would expect, because of sloppy security from the social network.
Watch our video and find out how.
Bomb hoax, busts, skimming, Twitter security, Google fined - 60 Sec Security
Lots of readers said they'd like to see our 'news-with-a-conscience' videos more than once a month.
So here you go. 60 Second Security, once every two weeks.
Macbooks, Korea, Spamford busted, phones lost, Anonymous threat - 60 Sec Security
No, the headline isn't a misprint. 90 Second News is now 60 Second Security!
Lots of readers said they'd like to see our 'news-with-a-conscience' videos more than once a month. So here you go. 60 Second Security, once every two weeks.
Survey says 70% don't password-protect mobiles: download free Mobile Toolkit
Have you ever lost your mobile phone? I have. Four times last year. And I am not alone. A recent Sophos survey shows 22% of people admitted to losing theirs. Worse, a whopping 70% of mobile phone users apparently don't use any password protection.
The ultimate password genius! (Not) [VIDEO]
What's your favorite internet password?
How would you feel if a website asked you to tell it what your favorite internet password is?
How a Facebook blind date led to supermarket robbery
Do you take enough care over who you make your Facebook friend?
A supermarket manager learnt a lesson the hard way, after he struck up a friendship with a woman on Facebook. Little did he know, that when she invited him to a dinner date at her apartment, something else entirely was planned.
LulzSec hacking suspect 'Topiary' arrested in the Shetland Islands
An 18-year old man, believed to be "Topiary" of the LulzSec hacktivist gang, has been arrested by British police in the Shetland Islands, under suspicion of launching hacking attacks against a number of websites.
