Fake Pope on Twitter dupes thousands of followers, says he's loved more than Santa Claus
Many people are following a Twitter account which claims to belong to the new Pope.
And, as we all know, cybercriminals love to take advantage of a hot news story to spread attacks and dupe people into clicking on links without thinking.
Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia's national oil company, has had its Twitter hacked
Saudi Aramco, the national oil company of Saudi Arabia, has had its official Twitter account compromised by hackers.
The hackers have changed the firm's avatar and are tweeting out a series of messages.
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.
Tumblr, Twitter and Pinterest users warned after Zendesk support site hack
Hackers have broken into Zendesk's systems, and accessed the email addresses of Tumblr, Twitter and Pinterest customers who had attempted to get support.
Donald Trump has his Twitter hacked by "lowlives"
An impossibly coiffed real estate mogul's Twitter account starts posting hip-hop lyrics.
Do *you* take enough care of your social media accounts?
Apple patches the Java hole its own developers fell into - eventually
Shortly after admitting that its own techies got infected thanks to a Java hole, Apple has pushed out a Java update for the rest of us.
Apple, with this most recent update, seems to have washed its hands permanently of browser-based Java. Paul Ducklin explains...
Jeremy Clarkson falls foul of bodyfat spammers on Twitter, vows to kill hackers
The controversial presenter of BBC's "Top Gear" programme, has had his Twitter account compromised by spammers... and he wants his revenge.
Burger King dethroned in Presidents Day Twitter hack
Burger King has had its Twitter account hacked, and is now promoting its arch-rival "McDonald's".
Was Alicia Keys hacked, or is she cheating on BlackBerry with iPhone this Valentine’s Day?
Newly appointed BlackBerry Global Creative Director and musician, Alicia Keys, claims her Twitter account was hacked after a tweet was sent from an iPhone. NOT a BlackBerry.
Pope Benedict XVI to resign - Twitter sex spammers exploit breaking news story
Within seconds of the news breaking that Pope Benedict XVI was to resign, spam began to appear on Twitter taking advantage of the story.
Monday review - the hot 27 stories of the week
Just in case you missed any of our stories last week, here's a little recap.
Acai Berry fake news website operators fined millions of dollars by FTC
The firm behind fake websites such as "News 6 News Alerts," "Health News Health Alerts," or "Health 5 Beat Health News" has had to cease its deceptive operations after it was fined by the FTC.
Twitter looking to hire two-factor authentication brains
Just a few days after Twitter reset passwords and revoked session tokens for 250,000 possibly hacked user accounts, the king of social media succinctness has apparently taken its first step toward two-factor authentication.
Monday review - the hot 26 stories of the week
In case you missed any recent stories, here's everything we wrote in the last seven days.
Super Bowl scamday: survey scammers target Twitter
Twitter users mentioning the Super Bowl are being bombarded with scam tweets, don't click links promising free Super Bowl info.
Questions and answers about the Twitter hack
Everything you need to know about the Twitter hack, and how you should respond to it - in simple English.
Twitter hacked, at least 250,000 users affected: what you can do to protect yourself
Twitter is the latest web property to admit that intruders seem to have been wandering around its network for some time.
Paul Ducklin investigates and offers some advice on what to do next...
Governments increasingly strong-arm Twitter for data
Twitter on Monday released its second Transparency Report, which revealed governments' growing taste for what Twitter itself labels "invasive requests" for information.
Twitter ordered to unmask hate speakers
Months after hate speech was taken down from Twitter, a French court has ordered the company to hand over details of users who posted anti-Semitic content. Is the uncloaking of the haters worth the erosion of privacy?
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