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- gcluley: Has Google said your PC is infected with DNS Changer malware? http://t.co/9muMA7zt24 minutes ago
- SophosSupport: Advisory: Sophos Endpoint v 9.5 and 9.7: automatic upgrade to v 10, reboot required: http://t.co/8KxlQ0Nq32 minutes ago
- SophosLabs: 4 yrs jail for man who masterminded Bredolab botnet of 30 million computers http://t.co/yq2q5tkG #huzzah!51 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
Latest Articles
Croatian Facebook users targeted by a rogue Facebook app
Vanja Svajcer, a SophosLabs principal researcher, investigates to learn more about the recent "Love button" Facebook attack. Was it a work of an organised and skilled malware writing gang or just a successful attempt by a lonely script kiddie?
Malicious PDFs find a novel way of running JavaScript
Paul Baccas, a senior threat researcher at SophosLabs, explores the interesting way some malicious PDF files are running JavaScript in this technical analysis.
Free Mac Anti-Virus: We just can't win..
Is free anti-virus for Mac home users a massive dastardly plot by Sophos? Surely there must be a catch? Well, err, no actually..
Kirstie Allsopp's Twitter account is compromised again
British TV star claims she has changed her Twitter password, but still messages baiting Lord Alan Sugar are sent out to thousands of people.
Female hacker charged with stealing nude photos of Grady Sizemore
A teenage woman has been charged with hacking into Playboy playmate Brittany Binger's email account, stealing naked photos of baseball star Grady Sizemore.
More than 100 security fixes in Mac OS X 10.6.5
Apple issues Mac OS X 10.6.5 update, including security fixes for almost everything - from Apache to the Flash Player plug-in, from Image Capture to MySQL..
Just in case you needed a good reason to update..
Fight cybercrime - banish insecurity - attend Ruxcon!
Calling all web developers, reverse engineers, penetration testers, database programmers, forensic data analysts, cops, computer scientists, auditors, policy makers, lawyers, privacy advocates, regulators, business analysts. Calling everyone!
Mac users, Microsoft security updates are for you too
Users of the new Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 should install an important security update, or risk being exposed to an attack by malicious hackers.
Delta Air Lines free tickets scam spreads virally on Facebook
Facebook users are seeing messages offering them four free tickets on Delta Air Lines. The only snag? It's a virally-spreading scam.
ShitMyDadSays is hacked on Twitter
Hackers have broken into the Twitter account of ShitMyDadSays, and posted a spam message to its 1.8 million followers. Has someone been careless with their p*ssword?
Man jailed for DDoS attack against Bill O'Reilly, Ann Coulter and Rudy Giuliani
Just because you don't agree with someone's political views isn't a good reason to launch a distributed denial-of-service attack against them. Former student pays the price for botnet activities.
Microsoft Patch Tuesday: fixes for Office and PowerPoint
Microsoft issues patches for a series of vulnerabilities discovered in Microsoft Office and PowerPoint that could allow hackers to run malicious code on computers. But there's still no patch for an Internet Explorer zero-day exploit.
JetBlue tickets scam spreads via Facebook, tricks Jezebel
Facebook users are seeing lots of messages claiming to link to a special JetBlues Airways offer, claiming they can get free tickets. Unfortunately, anyone who clicks on the link is in danger of signing-up for a premium rate mobile phone service.
Pianist loses over $6 million in bizarre computer virus-related scam
An heir to an oil tycoon's fortune has reportedly been conned out of over $6 million by couple who found computer virus on his computer. Are you protecting the vulnerable members of your family from scammers?
Lost all respect for Miley Cyrus? Facebook survey scam spreads virally
Have your Facebook friends lost all respect for Miley Cyrus?
Or have they just fallen for a Facebook survey scam..
Dear Starbucks: The skinny on how you can be a security hero
Is there an easy way for free WiFi providers to restrict the damage Firesheep can do? We thought so, but it turns out not to be quite so easy after all.
RockMelt and Facebook - friends with each other, but what about you?
A new browser called RockMelt just launched. It's already generating breathless publicity.
But is it really a new browser? And is it even a novel idea?
Review of free Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition
Is it time to install malware protection on your Mac? Check out this extensive review of Sophos's free Mac anti-virus product, Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition.
Did Michael Jackson fake his death? Rogue Facebook app uses ghoulish lure
Did Michael Jackson really die on June 25, 2009? Conspiracy theorists who believe that the popstar might have faked his own death, may be at risk from this Facebook attack.
Pressure to improve Android security is building up
Serious proof-of-concept exploits for the Android smartphone operating system have emerged. SophosLabs principal researcher Vanja Svajcer takes an indepth look.
