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Monday review - the hot 21 stories of the week
In case you missed anything, here's everything we wrote in the past seven days.
German net users targeted by Skype email malware attack
SophosLabs has intercepted a malware attack, hitting many German internet users today, disguised as an email from Skype with the title "Wir haben Ihre Bestellung geliefert".
Monday review - the hot 32 stories of the week
It's that time of the week again - here's your roundup of everything we wrote in the last seven days.
Skype in hot water over failure to let French police eavesdrop
French telecom regulators have suggested that Skype could face charges for failing to register as a telecom and do all the things that French telecoms are supposed to do - for example, let French police eavesdrop on calls...
Hacker blackmailed 350 women into stripping on their webcams, FBI says
The FBI has arrested a 27-year-old man, who they claim hacked the accounts of Facebook users, and coerced hundreds of women into stripping while he watched via Skype.
Learn more about this case, and a history of other hackers who have spied on their victims via webcams.
Monday review - the hot 22 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).
Skype users warned of serious security problem - accounts can be hijacked with ease
A serious security problem has been uncovered in Skype, which allows hackers to hijack accounts just by knowing users' email addresses.
Malware attack strikes, posing as Skype password change notification
If Skype users didn't have enough to worry about this week security-wise (with a worm spreading across the system), there's now another threat to warn about.
Skype worm spreads, using LOL trick to infect unwary users
Skype users are warned to be on their guard, regarding malicious instant messages that have been sent through the service, designed to infect Windows computers.
The top four reasons users don't upgrade their software (but probably ought to)
Bet you didn't you know that it's ITUW!
That's right. It's International Technology Upgrade Week.
Don't worry - I didn't know, either. Find out more...
Skype knew about IP address security flaw since November 2010
Skype learned about a security hole that reveals users' IP addresses about 18 months ago, according to the security researchers who discovered the vulnerability.
Automated Skype calls spread fake anti-virus warning [VIDEO]
Beware automated Skype calls telling you that your PC's security is not active.
Not only are the messages unsolicited spam, but you could also be the next victim of a fake anti-virus attack.
Facebook video chat - what could possibly go wrong?
Facebook has just announced its video chat service, though it's officially named Video Calling. Presumably that gives it a bit more cachet than a mere "chat" service.
Is there anything to be worried about?
Skype protocol cracked - what happens next?
A chap by the name of Efim Bushmanov has just published a claim that he has reverse-engineered the Skype protocol.
But how did he do it? And will the lawyers take it from here?
Microsoft buys Skype. What does that mean for security?
Skype is to be acquired by Microsoft for $8.5 billion.
What does that mean for security?
Skype for Android leaks sensitive data
The Skype application for Android devices has been shown to insecurely store sensitive information. This information even includes private chat logs, phone numbers and addresses of your contacts.
Privacy International's accusations against Skype - Paul Ducklin responds
Naked Security's own Paul Ducklin was a guest on this week's Risky Business podcast by Patrick Gray. Paul provides a well reasoned opinion on the accusations leveled at Skype by Privacy International as well as his thoughts on the recent breach of RSA Security.
Skype and Contact Request spam
All of us are familiar with email-based spam, and more and more people are becoming used to receiving spam via social networks too, but it's also possible to receive spam via other routes too. For instance, you can receive spam Read more…
Facebook porn chicks and Skype payment spam
Yesterday I blogged about a widespread spam campaign that posed as a message to "Reset your Facebook password", but was really designed to redirect you to a Canadian pharmacy website instead. En route you can also be hit by an Read more…
Evolution of spam: Explained
Spammers are taking advantage of all this cloud computing nonsense to get past our best defenses. I presented at Infosec Europe on how Russian affiliate networks (Partnerka) have eased up on spamming via email and have migrated to the web, Read more…
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