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It’s weekly roundup time. Here’s everything we’ve written in the past seven days.
Hacking and scams
• Google to pay $40,000 “consolation prize” to Pinkie Pie for not-quite breaking into Chrome OS
• Fake Zendesk security notice spammed out, directs traffic to Canadian drug websites
Law and order
• Reuters journalist who allegedly conspired with Anonymous hackers is suspended
• California duo charged with selling ready-to-hack Point-of-Sale systems to Subway branches
• IT admin pleads guilty to hacking into and spying on New Jersey mayor’s email
Malware and exploits
• Express Shipment Notification emails contain malware
• Pope sued over sexual abuse and not wearing seatbelt? Fake CNN and BBC news alerts spread malware
• Chameleons, botnets and click fraud
• A DHL delivery which is nothing but malware – Windows users warned of email attack
• DarkSeoul: SophosLabs identifies malware used in South Korean internet attack
• Researcher uses botnet to map internet – vital public service, or cybercriminal dodginess?
• Anatomy of a bug: Battlefield: Play4Free hole allows dodgy updates to go unnoticed
• Apple password reset website – gaping hole found, fixed
Social networks
• Facebook plugs Timeline privacy hole
• BBC Weather’s Twitter account is hijacked by Syrian Electronic Army
OS and software
• iOS 6.1.3 released – Apple fixes iPhone/iPad passcode-bypass security loophole
Mobile devices
• Bring your own: More practical advice for handling smartphones in the workplace
• iOS 6.1.3 security flaw allows passcode lock bypass… again
Privacy and online safety
• Is it ever acceptable for a journalist to hack into somebody else’s email?
• Apple introduces two-factor verification for Apple IDs
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