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Fake Microsoft security update spreads Autorun worm

Fake Microsoft security update spreads Autorun worm

Cybercriminals are up to their old tricks, spreading malware under the disguise of a critical security patch from Microsoft.

Be on your guard against bogus security updates.

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Apple iPhone bug - on-time to the party, late for work?

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Did you have trouble getting up on New Year's Morning?

Seems that Apple iPhone users did, even if they hadn't been out partying the night before.

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Pro-WikiLeaks hackers bring down Tunisian government websites

Pro-WikiLeaks hackers bring down Tunisian government websites

The official government website of Tunisia, and that belonging to the Tunisian President, are brought down in a co-ordinated denial-of-service attack.

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4th grade root beer memory foils Facebook chat scammer

4th grade root beer memory foils Facebook chat scammer

Facebook scammers steal identities to spread spam via chat messaging.

What's surprising is that your childhood memories may actually be enough to save you from falling for the scam.

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Geinimi Android Trojan horse discovered

Android Trojan horse discovered

Android users may not be at risk from as much malware on their smartphone as on their desktop computer, but that doesn't mean they should be careless about security.

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Pro-WikiLeaks hackers attack Zimbabwe government websites

Pro-WikiLeaks hackers attack Zimbabwe government websites

Hacktivists have struck a blow against the regime in Zimbabwe - attacking a number of government websites in support of newspapers who published secret cables in the ongoing WikiLeaks saga.

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Stay alert for "prize offers" over the New Year's holiday

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Are you working over New Year, like Sophos Support and SophosLabs?

If so, here's a bit of fun - official, educational fun! - to tide you over: a crossword puzzle for computer geeks.

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WordPress warns of critical flaw, update to 3.0.4 immediately

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WordPress is advising bloggers of a critical vulnerability in WordPress versions previous to 3.0.4. If you have a WordPress blog you should update immediately.

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Sophos Security Chet Chat 41 - Who do you trust?

Sophos Security Chet Chat 41

The last Chet Chat of 2010 is live and Tony Ross joined Chester Wisniewski this week to discuss Apple pulling the WikiLeaks app, the new IE zero day, Christmas hacking, cloud data leakage and how to establish trusted advisor status with users.

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WikiLeaks, Gawker, OpenBSD, Lineage II - 90 Sec News - Dec 2010

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Don't just read the latest computer security news - watch it in 90 seconds!

This month: the WikiLeaks show, massive Gawker password theft, an out-of-the-blue OpenBSD accusation, and virtual property stolen from Lineage II.

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Honda hack: Millions of customers' email addresses stolen

Honda hacked: Millions of customers' email address stolen

American Honda says it has contacted millions of its customers after hackers stole a database containing names, email addresses, and VINs (the Vehicle Identification Number, or unique 17 character ID for your motor vehicle).

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Mozilla accidentally publishes user IDs and password hashes

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Mozilla, of Firefox and Thunderbird fame, had accidentally published the user IDs and password hashes of users of their addons.mozilla.org website. It appears their reaction to the disclosure has contained the damage, but what can be done to prevent these incidents in the future?

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Canada vows to be less spammy in 2011 - At least after September

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On Dec 15th Canada passed its first anti-spam legislation. Will this have an impact on the global spam problem, or is it too little too late?

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Owned and Exposed 2 - An unwanted Christmas gift for exploit-db, ettercap and others

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Hackers broke into 6 websites and announced their exploits on Christmas morning, both security experts and other hackers were targeted. Learn who was attacked and why you must remain vigilant with regards to your security.

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Spare a thought for those working this Christmas..

Beware romance scams this Christmas

There are some groups of people for whom it's just another day, who don't have the luxury of taking some time off just because it's December 25th. Yes, I'm talking about the spammers, the scammers, the cybercriminals, the identity thieves..

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Merry Christmas, grab some nog and listen to Chet Chat 40

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Merry Christmas from SophosLabs. As always we are on-duty 24 x 7 and bringing you the latest news with this Christmas edition of the Chet Chat.

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Data security breach at the North Pole! Santa's Naughty/Nice list compromised

Santa's data security breach

Reports from the North Pole have confirmed that Santa's Naughty/Nice list has been compromised.

The list is said to contain the name, stocking address and naughty/nice score (the child equivalent of a credit rating) of every child on earth.

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VIDEO: How poor security helped a geek get his stolen computer back two years later (NSFW)

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Remotely hacking into a computer is wrong, right?

Well, maybe not if it's your computer - that was stolen from you two years beforehand..

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