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In case you missed any recent stories, here’s everything we wrote in the last seven days:
Updates and patches
Adobe Flash security update *is* coming to IE 10 (reportedly)
Patch Tuesday for September 2012 – All about Adobe
Social media
“Omg this is so cool!” Pinterest hack feeds spam to Twitter and Facebook
SophosLabs
Mobile
What is worse on Android? Malware or PUAs?
Will iPhone 5 have a fingerprint scanner? And will anybody use it?
Ban on in-flight gadget use: based on fear or evidence?
Dealing with mobile SMS / text spam
Malware and vulnerabilities
Techniques in ransomware explained
New version of Blackhole exploit kit
A picked pocket in Mallorca reveals chink in chip-and-PIN security
Microsoft says “No!” to insecure certificate practices
Go Daddy largely unavailable for over 4 hours – Hacker revenge or SNAFU?
MediaFire restores virus researcher’s account, questions copyright troll and DMCA claim
How a malicious help file can install a spyware keylogger
Privacy
Google, Facebook Microsoft join non-profit to promote internet’s awesomeness
US schools track teens by putting chips into students’ ID cards
Wikipedia wins, Craigslist loses in Clickwrapped’s assessment of who respects your rights online
Data loss
Anonymous didn’t steal from the FBI after all – new conspiracy theories needed!
Law and order
Minnesota woman fined $222,000 for 24 illegal song downloads
Microsoft gets control of zombie domain, warns about malware “in the supply chain”
Book review
Book review: Practical Malware Analysis
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Thanks for providing this weekly summary, Anna. I try to read NakedSecurity every day, but sometimes things get crazy and I miss some items. Your summary is a real help in catching up on stories I've missed.
I love those weekly summaries, especially if you travel a lot like I do and can't visit NakedSecurity on a daily basis.
Keep up the good work,
thanks