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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).
General interest
Practical IT: What is your company’s threat response strategy?
Hacking and scams
Beware the Bad Piggies: Fake games hit 82k Chrome users with adware
US investigators will call for ban on Huawei, ZTE over spying concerns
World of Warcraft players massacred in hack attack
Google disappears for Irish internet users – but was it a nameserver hack or admin screwup?
Unmasked! Alleged mastermind of “Project Blitzkrieg” online attack plot against US banks
Nude photos of Justin Bieber a ruse: bellybutton tells the tale! Think before you click
Hackers pwn the sun – Exploit code released for software used to manage solar energy plants
Law and order
Fake Tesco/Asda voucher scammers on Facebook hit with large fines
Malware and exploits
Skype worm spreads, using LOL trick to infect unwary users
Booking bedding inclusions? Beware widely spammed out malware attack
Windows XP is still Microsoft’s biggest security headache, but infections are rising on Windows 7
Malware attack strikes, posing as Skype password change notification
Microsoft: piracy is getting virusy
“Mitt Romney almost president” – Fake CNN alert leads to Blackhole malware attack
New updated Virus Removal Tool from Sophos now available
Mobile devices
Is Google about to start scanning your Android for malware?
OS and software
Adobe fixes 25 critical security holes in its software
Patch Tuesday for October 2012
Firefox browser in upgrade-downgrade confusion with version 16
Privacy and online safety
Civil Rights CAPTCHA asks how you feel about gay people being beaten with sticks
Facebook scans private messages to inflate the “Like” counter on websites
Your phone number may not be as private on Facebook as you think – and how to fix it
New Zealand public-access kiosk SNAFU gives public access to intimate personal information
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