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Phishing in a World of Warcraft

Phishing in a World of Warcraft

It's not just your online banking and social networking accounts that are at risk from phishers.

Learn about the latest wave of phishing attacks against online gamers.

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Sophos Security Chet Chat 44

Sophos Security Chet Chat 41

Sophos Security Chet Chat 44 brings back Michael Argast for a chat about the recent iPad arrests, Sarah Palin's email hacker, Facebook sharing addresses and phone numbers, Oracle's enormous patch Tuesday and the mysterious disappearance of Dancho Danchev.

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Free iPhone from Apple on Twitter? Tell your friends - of course not!

Free iPhone from Apple on Twitter? Tell your friends - of course not!

The topic "free iPhone" is spreading wildly on on Twitter right now, thanks to a massive spam campaign.

I'm sure you'll want to tell your friends - but just exactly what should you tell them?

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Social networking security threats discussed on MarketPlace Tech Report

Social networking security threats discussed on MarketPlace Tech Report

Chet Wisniewski, a frequent guest on the MarketPlace Tech Report radio show, has been discussing social networking threats - including the infamous Koobface worm. Take a listen and learn more.

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Sophos report reveals increase in social networking security threats

Security Threat Report 2011

Download your free copy of the Sophos Security Threat Report 2011 now and learn more about not just social networking dangers, but also the many other security threats faced by businesses and computer users.

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What can you learn from the deluge of data leakage news?

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Scottish courts lose sensitive documents at the recycling center, hospital insiders spy on high-profile patient records and Call of Duty: Black Ops. What? Yes, health care system exposes patient records on a server that was commandeered to serve as a first person shooter gaming server.

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Facebook regroups on sharing addresses and mobile numbers

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Facebook backpedals on sharing user mobile numbers and addresses. Should this feature be reintroduced?

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Patch Tuesday - now for 28 products in the Oracle stable

Patch Tuesday - now for 28 products in the Oracle stable

You'd think that Patch Tuesday - like Casual Friday - would be a weekly thing. But it isn't - and the timing depends on the vendor.

Last week, Microsoft had its turn. This week, a whole constellation of Oracle products get critical updates.

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Lil Wayne's Twitter account shut down after hack attack

Lil Wayne's Twitter account shut down after hack attack

Lil Wayne's Twitter account has been taken offline, after someone hacked into the popular rapper's account this weekend and posted a series of joke messages.

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Malicious Iframe infects PHP-Nuke site....again!

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Last May, I blogged about PHP-Nuke's official site being hacked. Imagine my surprise when I saw the site come up again in my malware feed.

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Rogue Facebook apps can now access your home address and mobile phone number

Rogue Facebook apps can now access your home address and mobile phone number

Do you really want complete strangers being able to access your mobile phone number and home address?

Facebook plays a dangerous game with new ability for application developers.

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Zodiac sign survey scam spreading virally on Facebook

Zodiac sign survey scam spreading virally on Facebook

Did Zodiac signs change in 2011? No, they didn't. But Facebook scammers are taking advantage of the rumour to make money.

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Scammers exploit viral video of girl falling into fountain while texting

Scammers exploit viral video of girl falling into fountain while texting

A girl falls into a mall's fountain because she's too busy concentrating on texting.

When the video becomes an internet sensation, cybercriminals are only too quick to jump on the bandwagon.

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Prize winners - the Sophos NYE 2010 crossword

Prize winners - the Sophos NYE 2010 crossword

Do you know how to extract the tail of the tail of a Lisp list?

I thought not. Even some of our prize winners didn't, and had to ask for help!

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Sophos Security Chet Chats 42 and 43

Sophos Security Chet Chat 41

Sophos Security Chet Chat 42 features Tony Ross discussing the news and a advanced fee fraud scam he investigated originating in Ghana. In Chet Chat 43 Paul Ducklin of Sophos Australia is our guest bringing his perspective from down under about Patch Tuesday, Vodafone, this quarter's Dirty Dozen and the new Mac App Store

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I've won three million Euros from Bill Gates!

I've won three million Euros from Bill Gates!

Naked Security writer Graham Cluley announces his retirement, after winning three million Euros from Bill Gates.

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Sarah Palin's email hacker is imprisoned, against judge's recommendation

Sarah Palin's email hacker is imprisoned, against judge's recommendation

It was a computer security story that made headlines around the world, involving the private emails of a woman who could have become Vice President of the United States.

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Targeted attacks - going beyond the technicalities

Targeted attacks - going beyond the technicalities

Security Art's Iftach Ian Amit discusses targeted attacks and how you should go beyond just technology to defend against them.

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LiveJournal bots drown out political discussion with spam and porn

LiveJournal bots drown out political discussion with spam and porn

LiveJournal users who post about the controversial trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky are finding that bots are swamping discussions with spam and pornographic content.

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First status scams continue to plague Facebook users

First status scams continue to plague Facebook users

Should Facebook do a better job of warning its users about scams, and offer more timely advice on how to avoid cybercrime on the social network?

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