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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).
Cryptography
• The TURKTRUST SSL certificate fiasco – what really happened
General interest
• John McAfee says he infected laptops, spied, stole passwords
Hacking and scams
• DHS website falls victim to hacktivist intrusion
• Smart octogenarian foils PayPal scammer
• Apple acts against “bait-and-switch” scammers in App Store
Law and order
• US-wanted “bank hacker” arrested at Bangkok airport [VIDEO]
• Romanian payment card crook gets 21 months
Malware and exploits
• Internet Explorer zero-day exploit found on more websites
• Protect against latest Java zero-day: Mal/JavaJar-B
• Apple and Mozilla – ‘Just say no to Java’
• Oracle releases patch for latest Java hole – update now!
Mobile devices
• Man pretends to be woman, recovers lost phone double-quick
• Windows RT “jailbroken”, shows its Windows 8 roots
OS and software
• Microsoft and Adobe issue first Patch Tuesday of 2013
• Firefox 18 brings TURKTRUST update and 20 other security fixes
• Vulnerability reported in Foxit PDF plugin for Firefox
• Windows tablets – easy, one-stop jailbreak now available [POLL]
Privacy and online safety
• Using Yahoo Mail? You should turn on this privacy option
• Government employees sacked over social media use at work
• Telephonic irony – “Hello, Do Not Call Register calling”
• My Birthday Calendar warning spreads quickly on Facebook
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