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- gcluley: RT @NakedSecurity 350,000 users exposed by hardcore porn hack http://t.co/gLuH4hn6about 3 hours ago
- gcluley: Anna at Naked Security received some - ahem! - "romantic" Valentine spam http://t.co/vBBpn684about 5 hours ago
- SophosLabs: RT @gcluley: Ticketmaster warns of hacked mailing list, Adobe Reader spams sent out http://t.co/8Z51uihkabout 6 hours ago
- gcluley: Ticketmaster warns of hacked mailing list, Adobe Reader spams sent out http://t.co/I7kYAiwIabout 6 hours ago
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Lost laptop leads to first Data Protection Act fine for UK firm
Companies warned that they must wake up to the importance of encrypting their laptops.
ICO issues first fines to British organisations being sloppy with sensitive information, and breaching the Data Protection Act.
Sophos Security Chet Chat 35 and 36
Sophos Security Chet Chats 35 and 36 discuss Movember, iOS, Reader X, Zeus, Stuxnet, China and more!
19790509: The mysterious number inside the Stuxnet worm
Does anyone really know the truth behind the number "19790509", embedded inside the Stuxnet worm?
And what - if anything - does The Grateful Dead have to do with it?
Scottish hacker jailed for 18 months after widespread malware attack
Do you remember the widespread Stinx malware attack in 2006?
M00p cybercrime gang member Matthew Anderson, aka "warpigs", has been sentenced to jail by a British court.
Over 40 security fixes for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch in iOS 4.2
Apple has pushed out the much anticipated update to its mobile operating system - iOS 4.2.
Although most of the headlines have focused on new functionality Apple has introduced, there's a much more important reason why you should be considering updating your Apple iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. Security.
Christmas Tree app virus hoax spreads on Facebook
A hoax about a Christmas Tree virus is spreading rapidly on the Facebook social network.
Users are innocently sharing the warning, without checking their facts.
Miley Cyrus and cybercriminals make strange bedfellows
Pop star Miley Cyrus is about to celebrate her eighteenth birthday.
Survey scammers on Facebook are marking the event and earning money by sullying her name.
Talking malware and spam at the AVAR 2010 Conference, Bali
Rowland Yu of SophosLabs is a lucky chap. He was in Bali last week attending the Association of anti Virus Asia Researchers (AVAR) conference. Here he reports on what he saw and heard.
Beware the Justin Bieber erection Facebook scam
Word up! A scam spreading on Facebook claims that Justin Bieber has had an embarrassing incident.
Website exploit allows spam to be sent from Google.com (with real headers)
A 21-year-old Armenian calling himself "Vahe G" has uncovered a way of sending spam to Gmail users, just by them visiting an exploited webpage.
Worse still, the spam messages come from Google's own servers.
Jeremy Kyle is forced to step back after man starts headbutting Facebook scam
Another Facebook survey scam is spreading, posing as a video of a controversial British TV show.
Adobe Reader X with sandboxing now available
Adobe releases Adobe Reader X, complete with a sandbox, in an attempt to improve security.
Is another company trying to register your domain?
Have you received an email about an "urgent registration notice" for your company?
Spams about the need for your firm to register alternative domain names on the web are becoming more and more common.
Lin Mun Poo arrested by Secret Service after Federal Reserve hack
A Malaysian man said to have stolen 400,000 credit and debit card details has been arrested by the US Secret Service.
Naked Security wins at Computer Weekly's blog awards
Naked Security attends the Computer Weekly's IT blog awards 2010 in London last night.
Find out how we did....
Safari 5.0.3/4.1.3 fixes 27 vulnerabilities
Apple releases security patches for its Safari browser, impacting Mac and Windows users.
SHA-1 cracked for $2. Or a load of rubbish?
We're into the back end of November, so you were probably thinking that nothing would have time to oust Stuxnet as computer security hyperbole of the year.
Seems you were wrong. The security news wires are abuzz with a new story.
New password from Facebook? Beware widely spread malware attack
Have you received a message from Facebook saying that spam was sent from your account, and that they are supplying you with a new password? Be on your guard against the latest attack being spread by malicious hackers.
Free anti-virus for Mac - 150,000 active users and plenty of malware found
Think there's nothing for an anti-virus to find on your Mac? Think again.
Sophos reveals the most commonly encountered malware that users of Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition are seeing.
Daughter meets father on Chat Roulette Facebook scam - explained in diagram form
With the help of his trusty pink crayon, Sophos's Graham Cluley explains the latest viral scam spreading on the Facebook social network.
