Monday review: the hot 20 stories of the week

It’s weekly roundup time – here’s everything we published in the last seven days.

Hacking and scams

• A million dollars, the Internet Crime Complaint Center and Naked Security – the ingredients for a scam

• “Free $100 McDonald’s Gift Card” is a Facebook scam

Law and order

• How to report a computer crime: malware by email

• US cop awarded $1 million over randy officers’ illegal use of license database as a private Facebook

Malware and exploits

• Trojan horse designed to steal your photos

• Adobe Reader zero-day exploit thwarts sandboxing

• HR departments at risk of malware infection after unemployment benefits email spammed out

Mobile devices

• Losing a phone or device REALLY sucks [INFOGRAPHIC]

• Mobile phone theft on the rise – here’s how to protect your data for free

• Android Jellybean to scan apps for malware, and warn of expensive SMS scams

OS and software

• Critical Flash updates delivered early, be sure to update now

• Did you buy a Microsoft Surface? Here come the first critical security patches

• Google updates Chrome, finally adds Do Not Track feature

Privacy and online safety

• Credit card fraud – want to join the party?

• Does Snapchat offer safe sexting from smartphones, or a false sense of security?

• Email: the forgotten security problem

Social networks

• US Election voting booth hoax spreads on Facebook

• Tipsy Twitter apologises for password reset frenzy, but a real hack sparked it

General interest

• Wall of Fame for the #sophospuzzle – see who solved it and how fast

• Sophos products and Tavis Ormandy

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