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- gcluley: Has Google said your PC is infected with DNS Changer malware? http://t.co/9muMA7zt25 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
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Are you being more private on Facebook?
Researchers looked at 1.4 million Facebook profiles from New York City in March 2010 and then again in June 2011. Do you think anything changed in that time?
Stopping the zombies: introducing the new FCC anti-botnet code
A new voluntary code of conduct for ISPs in the US creates new measures for addressing botnets. Does it go far enough?
Draw Something scam targets players via Twitter
Are you one of the millions of devotees of the Draw Something game?
Watch out! Scammers are trying to dupe you into clicking on their links.
Technical paper: Learn about the Blackhole exploit kit
Since the Blackhole exploit kit first reared its head in 2010, it's grown to become one of the most notorious exploit kits ever seen. SophosLabs' Fraser Howard takes a more detailed look into Blackhole and how it works.
Adobe Flash enables auto-updating while patching two critical flaws
Adobe has released an out-of-band fix for two critical vulnerabilities in Flash Player. More importantly they have also introduced an automatic, silent updater that can ensure you are on the latest version without the hassle.
Trojan Android games send expensive SMS messages
New Android malware seems to continue to roll off the criminal assembly lines, this time in China. Downloading an innocent game *can* get you into trouble.
OpenX ads leading to malware c/o 'BlackAdvertsPro'
Take a look at some recent attacks where OpenX ad servers are being hacked in order to hit redirect users users to exploit sites and infect them with malware.
Interview with a Pinterest spammer, earning $1000 a day
A spammer, who claims to earn $1000 a day by automatically posting affiliate links onto Pinterest from thousands of bot accounts, has given an interview describing his operation.
Games developer Rockyou fined $250K for not securely storing customer data
Rockyou were fined by the FTC for storing customer data in plain text. 32 million login details were stolen and published on the web. What can the rest of us learn from this?
VX Heavens, old-school virus-writing website, raided by police
The website, which described itself as "dedicated to providing information about computer viruses (virii) and web space for virus authors and groups", has been running for many years.
Facebook teaches users how to kill adware
Curious to know who's been checking you out on Facebook? Tempted to see who's visited your timeline? Put that click-happy finger away!
Contactless payment cards raise security concern - but is there a much older problem?
A TV news report raises concern about the NFC-enabled contactless cards being used by Barclays banking customers. Professor Alan Woodward explores what he believes to be the real issue.
Justin Bieber's Twitter account - hacked!
Things could have been much much worse..
Justin Bieber had his Twitter account briefly hacked, as mischief-makers posted up an offensive message.
17-year-old Dutch hacker arrested for accessing KPN servers
The Dutch High Tech Crime Team has arrested a 17-year-old man for accessing customer account data on servers run by KPN, one of the largest ISPs in The Netherlands.
Bishop claims the Bible can help with password security
A British Bishop claims that the Bible can provide invaluable support.. for those who want to use a better password online.
Scarlett Johansson hacker pleads guilty - faces up to 60 years in jail
Celebrity hacker Christopher Chaney pleads guilty to nine felony counts, including wiretapping and accessing computer systems without authorisation. He faces 60 years in the slammer.
Facebook Profile Viewer rogue application spreads on social network
A rogue application which claims to allow you to see who has viewed your Facebook profile is spreading between accounts on the popular social network.
LulzSec Reborn claims responsibility for military dating site hack, accounts exposed
170,000 users of a military dating website are believed to have had their account information exposed as the result of a hack by a group claiming to be the new incarnation of the notorious LulzSec gang.
SSCC 85 - FAA, Carberp arrests, RDP vulnerability and first HITECH fine
In this week's episode John Shier joins Chet to discuss the review of electronic device usage on airplanes by the FAA, the arrests of the Carberp malware authors, the worm danger from the MS12-020 RDP vulberability and whether the time has come for encrypting more than just laptops and USB drives.
Paedophiles using new method to hide child abuse images online
Paedophile criminals are finding new ways to distribute images of child abuse, and hide them from the authorities, according to a new report by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF).
