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US man confesses to part in $1.3M bank and payroll phishing scam
A 31-year-old US man from Atlanta, Georgia, admitted last week that he and his gang stole more than $1.3 million USD by phishing confidential account information from e-commerce sites.
Apple offers iOS 5.1.1 update, fixes some serious vulnerabilities
Apple's latest update to iOS just came out.
Version 5.1.1 is more than just a cosmetic fix: it patches at least three security flaws, all of which should be considered serious.
Apple update to OS X Lion exposes encryption passwords
Apple has exposed the encryption passwords of FileVault users in the most recent update to OS X Lion. Users are advised to use full disk encryption and change passwords that may have been recorded insecurely.
Firefox to introduce click-to-play option to protect against dangerous plugins
Mozilla developer Jared Wein is introducing a new security feature to Firefox 14 called click-to-play. Plugins will not load automatically when visiting websites using things like Flash and Java requiring the user to click before the content is loaded. This could prevent many common drive-by attacks on the web.
Olympic Games and cyber attacks - be on your guard
With the Olympics coming to London, there may be opportunities for criminals, hacktivists and mischief-makers to make a high profile attack against the event's computer systems.
But what about your own computers, and your personal data and finances?
BBB assistance malware attack strikes again
Once again, cybercriminals have spammed out emails claiming to come from the Better Business Bureau (BBB), with the intention of infecting Windows computers with malware.
13 million US Facebook users not using, or oblivious to, privacy controls
We already knew that people weren't doing enough to protect their privacy on Facebook, but a new report has looked into this in more details, and the numbers make for alarming reading.
Notcom malware for Android distributed using drive-by downloads
Another Android Trojan is making the rounds, this one is distributed through drive-by downloads on compromised websites. Whether it's a proxy or a bot is not really important, make sure you don't install unsolicited packages on your phone.
Belgian bank blackmailed by hackers threatening to expose customer data
Hackers break into a Belgian bank, steal confidential customer information, and then blackmail the bank: pay us or we expose your customers' confidential data. Who is the real victim here?
Osama Bin Laden didn't encrypt his computer files - not such a mastermind then..
Ooops. If you're running a terrorist organisation, it might make sense to encrypt your files.
Clearly Osama Bin Laden didn't realise that - as some of the documents seized during the raid on his hideout in Pakistan have been made public for the first time.
#EPICFAIL Pirate Bay block backfires with work-around published online
UK Courts have forced big ISPs to block access to Pirate Bay, but the effort seems to have backfired spectacularly: the file-sharing site enjoyed "12 million more visitors than it has ever had" yesterday. Find out why...
SOCA website brought down by DDoS cyber attack - for second time in a year
The UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) has confirmed that its website has suffered a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, effectively preventing internet users from reaching it.
Iran makes its own anti-virus software - would you buy it?
Iran is reported to have started making its own anti-virus software.
Would you buy it?
Skype knew about IP address security flaw since November 2010
Skype learned about a security hole that reveals users' IP addresses about 18 months ago, according to the security researchers who discovered the vulnerability.
Google coder behind Street View data breach named
The New York Times claims to have uncovered the identity of the Google software engineer who wrote the code used by Street View cars when they controversially scooped up private Wi-Fi data including emails, text messages, browsing histories and passwords.
64% of people think cloud storage is risky, but 45% still go right ahead and use it
Sophos polled people at their InfoSec Europe booth last week to find out their views on security in the workplace. Here's what they found.
Privacy concerns over popular ShowIP Firefox add-on
A popular Firefox add-on appears to have started leaking private information about every website that users visit, including sensitive data which could identify individuals or reduce their security to a third-party server.
Smartphones: which one do you like best?
Which is the better smartphone choice: iPhone, Android, Blackberry? Which is most secure? Check out what Naked Security readers thought, and take the chance to have your say.
Pirate Bay blocked! 93% oppose court order on UK ISPs, poll reveals
The British Court has ruled that UK ISPs must block access to the popular file-sharing website, The Pirate Bay. A move that will no doubt prove unpopular with its three million UK users.
View from the IT desk: A little more conversation, a little less action
A computer appears to have been hacked, or infected by malware.. but is there a more down-to-earth explanation?
Carl Blackett, an ICT Security Architect at Norfolk County Council, explains why you shouldn't be too quick to push the panic button.
