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Monday review - the hot 22 stories of the week
Catch up with anything you might have missed last week – it’s weekly roundup time.
SSCC 103 - Mandiant report, iOS coders owned, Twitter accounts hacked, and more...
Have your joined thousands of others, and become a loyal listener to the "Chet Chat" yet?
Here's the latest Naked Security podcast, Sophos Security Chet Chat 103, discussing a range of recent and newsworthy topics from the world of computer security.
Google says it is winning the war against Gmail account hijackers
Account takeovers are down a mammoth 99.7% compared with what they were at the height of the spear-phishing plague of 2011, the company (rightfully) brags.
Do not relax: such success doesn't let us users off the hook when it comes to account security beef-up.
New South Wales Police wrap up bomb-hoax case with "cyberinvestigative willingness"
Last year we wrote about a bomb-hoax crime, and a criminal, that perplexed Sydneysiders, and attracted world coverage.
The suspect is off to prison for at least 10 years, thanks to the cyberinvestigative willingness of the NSW Police.
Petraeus tripped up by trust in supposedly anonymous email account
The US's top spy guy, who resigned abruptly on Friday, conducted a romantic affair behind the thin sheet of a pseudonymous email account. It's a good reminder to us all that email headers often spill the beans, revealing IP addresses that lead to our webmail hosts and geolocation. It's a short hop from there to our identities.
Monday review: the hot 20 stories of the week
Here you go. All the stories we wrote in the past seven days, in case you missed anything (or just want to read them again).
EU tells Google to make its new privacy policy clearer and to give users easier opt-out
EU regulators have asked Google to shape up its new privacy policy - a policy that most regulators found too vague and too tough for users to opt out of. But neither clarity nor easy user opt-out work in Google's favor, and many of us are too addicted to cut the cord to free services such as Gmail, YouTube and Google+.
US court overturns judgement against ex-wife who read cheating hubby's emails
The case involves a woman's hacking into her former boss's Yahoo account to uncover evidence of his extramarital affair. Judges decreed that email stored in the cloud, such as Gmail or Yahoo Mail, doesn't meet the definition of "electronic storage" as written in the Stored Communications Act.
Microsoft Windows Update emails try to steal your Gmail, Yahoo, AOL passwords...
Beware any emails which claim to come from privacy@microsoft.com - it could be that you're being targeted in an attack designed to steal your AOL, Gmail, Yahoo or Windows Live password.
Outlook webmail passwords restricted to 16 chars - how does that compare with Yahoo and Gmail?
Shouldn't Outlook.com be giving users the option of having longer passwords?
That's what Yahoo and Gmail do..
Scarlett Johansson's stolen nude photos could cost hacker $66,179.46 and five years in prison
Prosecutors are calling for nude photo hacker Christopher Chaney to be sentenced to six years in jail, and pay damages to exposed celebrities.
Gmail accounts targeted by 'state-sponsored attackers' using Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability
Both Google and Microsoft have put out alerts about an unpatched, zero-day hole in Internet Explorer that is actively being exploited in the wild.
Google: "State-sponsored attackers may be attempting to compromise your account"
Google has said that it will start to proactively warn internet users when it suspects that "state-sponsored attackers" have attempted to break into accounts.
Phishing for passwords of unwary Google users
A phishing campaign is spammed out, tricking users into handing over their Google login credentials to fraudsters.
Gmail explains why it put *that* email in your spam folder
Ever wondered why an email message was quarantined in your spam folder?
Well, now Google's Gmail is going to tell you.
How young is too young for Facebook and Gmail?
Should there be a minimum age before you can use social networks or have a web email account?
Under Google and Facebook's terms of services, you have to be at least 13 years old. However, plenty of even younger girls and boys are probably using the systems - with or without the knowledge of their parents.
Scarlett had her Yahoo eyeballed - how to avoid it happening to you
Advice for Scarlett Johansson on how to ensure that her Yahoo mail and private photos can *never* be automatically forwarded.
Government uses secret order to pry open WikiLeaks email
The Feds have obtained access to WikiLeaks volunteer Jacob Appelbaum's email accounts with the help of a law that lets them go after email and cellphones without a search warrant.
Google tells Iranian users to check if their Gmail accounts have been hacked
Google is advising *all* its users in Iran to change their Gmail passwords, and check that their accounts have not been compromised.
Phishers exploit Google Docs with Gmail de-activation alert
Phishers host their scam webpages on Google Docs in an attempt to steal Gmail credentials.
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