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- gcluley: Has Google said your PC is infected with DNS Changer malware? http://t.co/9muMA7zt21 minutes ago
- SophosSupport: Advisory: Sophos Endpoint v 9.5 and 9.7: automatic upgrade to v 10, reboot required: http://t.co/8KxlQ0Nq28 minutes ago
- SophosLabs: 4 yrs jail for man who masterminded Bredolab botnet of 30 million computers http://t.co/yq2q5tkG #huzzah!47 minutes ago
- SophosLabs: Learn more about analog computing - and Bob Moog! http://t.co/B0dQjMdkabout 1 hour ago
- gcluley: DDoS attack brings down UK webhosting firm 123-reg http://t.co/kMwKEhRS (via @regvulture)about 2 hours ago
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Lady Gaga is still not dead - stop falling for Facebook scams
Once again, Facebook users are duped into believing that Lady Gaga has been found dead in a hotel bedroom.
You would think that the scammers would show a little more imagination - rather than using the same disguises time and time again. But, hey, if the scam is working for them - why change it?
BBC Sport in Rugby World Cup Twitter spam slip-up
A compromised Twitter account has resulted in the embarrassing broadcast of a spam message via the BBC's website.
Would the typical rugby fan really be interested in an Acai Berry diet?
Hackers attack high-tech military contractor, break into submarine manufacturing plant
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan's biggest defense contractor, has revealed that it suffered a hacker attack in August that caused some of its networks to be infected by malware.
Oracle issues rare out-of-band update for Apache DDoS vulnerability
Giant enterprise database company Oracle has published an out-of-band security update for the recent Apache DDoS vulnerability.
Out-of-band updates from Oracle are rare, so this one spells one word, "Importance!"
SpyEye targeting Android users - just a copy of Zeus's strategy?
After the discovery an Android edition of the Zeus malware kit we did not have to wait long for a SpyEye Android release.
Vanja Švajcer, SophosLabs Principal Resarcher, investigates the differences.
Fake FBI Anonymous psychological profile: a lesson to all internet users
Anonymous gallops across the internet, intent on causing massive headache and embarrassment for some, and keeping Anonymous cyber fans and the media informed. It turns out that someone did make up the recently disclosed FBI Psychological Profile of the Anonymous key personalities.
How to deal with an internet troll
The internet is full of offensive trolls - learn the best way of dealing with them, and why it's important not to pour fuel on the flames.
How to avoid having naked photos stolen by hackers
Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake make the headlines for all the wrong reasons, as claims are made that private photos were hacked from the actress's phone. Here's our advice on how to avoid nude photos being stolen by hackers.
Memories of the Nimda virus
This weekend is the tenth anniversary of the infamous and pervasive Nimda virus.
It taught us lessons - about programming, about trust, and about patching. But did we learn?
TWiT.tv - malware infects Leo Laporte's website
The website run by internet celebrity Leo Laporte, TWiT.tv, has been hit by a malware infection intended to infect visiting computers.
Google relents, offers "WiFi sniffing" opt-out
An article on Google's grandly-named European Public Policy Blog has just announced A new option for location-based services.
Opt-out from Google's gargantuan WiFi database, in simpler words.
Will Windows 8's new interface herald full-screen scareware?
Could the new simplified Windows 8 interface lead to a wave of new scareware/fake anti-virus attacks?
With Microsoft's Metro interface designed for full-screen apps, the temptation for hackers may be too great.
SSCC 72 - DigiNotar, DNS hijacking and Firesheep v2
Mike Wood a Senior Threat Researcher with SophosLabs is Chet's guest. They discuss the upcoming Patch Tuesday, the new Firesheep and go in depth on the recent troubles at certificate authority DigiNotar.
Nude Scarlett Johansson pictures - hacker blamed, but when will celebrities learn?
Nude photos of Scarlett Johansson have been released on the web, after allegedly being stolen from her iPhone.
Read this before you click on any links, and - if you're a celebrity - learn how to stop this from happening to you!
Windows 8 to have built-in anti-virus - there's good and bad news
Microsoft will ship Windows 8 with built-in anti-virus software.
Which is good news. And bad news. To find out who for, read on..
QR code security risks in the car park
QR codes are a highly convenient way to link a physical object to a URL. Point your phone's camera at the 2D barcode and you're instantly taken to a website.
But that's something which can have security consequences, as mobile guru Terence Eden explains.
Patch Tuesday for September - what you need to know
We've just been hit with a double-barrelled Patch Tuesday, with both Microsoft and Adobe publishing security updates.
Learn what SophosLabs thinks you should do to stay secure.
BitTorrent serves malware directly from website - no need for P2P!
Oops!
Even if you are one of the several many entirely law-abiding users of BitTorrent, the mothership company Bittorrent, Inc. may recently have put you in harm's way.
Facebook and first dates - how it can go seriously wrong...
How exactly does a young mum, aged 23, end up as a getaway driver in an armed robbery instead of a hot date with old friend she reconnected with on Facebook?
Hackers steal credit card details at Wisconsin and Tennessee Wilderness resorts
Bad news if you have been on vacation at one of the Wilderness resorts in Tennessee and Wisconsin in the last couple of years - hackers may now have your credit card details.
There may be up to 40,000 victims of the hack - which could lead to identity theft.
