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It’s Monday review time – here’s a little recap, in case you missed any of our stories last week:
Java flaw
Unpatched Java exploit spreads like wildfire
Zero-day Java flaw exploited in targeted tax email malware attack
How to turn off Java on your browser – and why you should do it now
Oracle releases out of cycle fixes for Java
Sophos Techknow – All about Java [PODCAST]
Malware and vulnerabilities
FLAMING RETORT: Frankenstein Malware – the future of cyberwar, or just a catchy headline?
Oil giant Saudi Aramco back online after 30,000 workstations hit by malware
Android malware authors take a crack at the Japanese market
DDoS attack stymies vote in Miss Hong Kong beauty contest
Firefox 15 released: Seven critical vulnerabilities patched and stealthy updates too!
Reveton/FBI ransomware – exposed, explained and eliminated [VIDEO]
Phishing without a webpage – researcher reveals how a link *itself* can be malicious
Privacy and social networks
Facebook friend added a new photo of you? Beware spammed-out malware attack
Spammers flood Facebook’s own Help Center
Dropbox two-factor authentication available to early adopters
Facebook given one week to stop breaching privacy laws
Facebook troll outed as policeman
Facebook glitch lets spear phishers impersonate users’ friends and family
Law and order
Woman gets 2.5 years in prison for managing ATM-sucking gang of fraudsters
What is the TPP, and why should you care?
Suspected LulzSec member arrested by FBI for Sony Pictures hack
Times reporter arrested over NightJack blogger email hack
Android SMS malware firm fined £50,000 and ordered to refund victims
Data loss
Toyota says it was hacked by ex-IT contractor, sensitive information stolen
Cancer Care Group leaves unencrypted server backups in car, loses data on 55,000 patients and staff
Guild Wars 2 accounts shuttered due to gold-seller hacking and idiocy
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