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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
• How do you compare to Steve Wozniak? Take our survey…
• Google has been accused of many things, but KILLING A DONKEY?
• Security team fails to check logs, lets man outsource own job
• The man who steals phones in Vegas – pinpointed precisely
Hacking and scams
• Doctor Who’s Amy Pond has her Twitter hacked
• Phishing against MSN/Hotmail users – new year, old tricks
• Anonymous avenges Aaron Swartz, attacks MIT and DoJ websites
• Phishers go after Google passwords via Red Cross website
Law and order
• Texas student appeals court order to wear RFID tracking badge
• “Aaron’s Law” would de-fang Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
• Ridiculous redaction of FISA snooping law released
• Indian two-factor authentication fraudsters busted
Malware and exploits
• Fake anti-virus attack spread via bogus ADP anti-fraud emails
• Beware! Malicious Europcar invoice emails spread Trojan
• Technical paper: Deeper inside the Blackhole exploit kit
• Malware attack! “You have received a secure message”
• War of words continues over Linksys router access exploit
• Polish CERT acts against Virut malware with domain takedowns
OS and software
• Microsoft to release emergency patch for IE zero day
• DHS-sponsored CERT team says to disable browser Java if you can
• Fun with statistics: Who hates Java the most?
• Java is not JavaScript – tell your friends!
• Yet ANOTHER Java zero-day claimed
• Firefox update 18 gets an update, but no security problems
• Java hacker boasts of finding two more unpatched holes
Privacy and online safety
• Canada Student Loans borrowers in giant data breach
• Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys has NOT died in a car crash
• Medical group fined $140K for tossing health records into dump
• Facebook’s Graph Search – are you cynical, cautious or excited?
• How Twitter users can fake a verified account – and how to tell
• OKCupid app, Crazy Blind Date, peeks into your privates
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