Naked Security

iPhone users are being tricked into buying a phony screen-lock app, which is actually nothing more than a wallpaper.

The Mehr news agency in Iran is reporting that the oil ministry and entire industry has been taken offline after suffering a malware attack.

As Pinterest's popularity increases, so do the reports of spam on the fast-growing photo-sharing network. Is the website doing enough to counter the threat?

The home addresses and personal email details of some 38,000 participants in Sunday's London Marathon were exposed for anyone to access on the race's official website. Celebrities were amongst those who had their private details exposed by the glitch.

One in every five Mac computers is harbouring some kind of malware, a new study from the experts at Sophos has revealed. Sophos has revealed a disturbingly high level of malware on Mac computers - with both Windows and Mac threats being discovered.

A few thoughts on the "hacktivist" group Anonymous that came out of Josh Corman and Brian "Jericho" Martin's keynote at the SOURCE security conference in Boston last week.

Britain's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has discovered that more than one in every ten second hand hard drives contains recoverable personal information of the original owner.

Good news: Someone with *ahem* great taste has nominated us for a Useful Social Media Award. Now all we need is some votes... hint hint.

Facebook has announced that it is teaming up with a number of security vendors, including Sophos.

Users may not realise now that their computers are using rogue DNS servers to access the internet... but come July 9th, things might be rather different. Find out how to check your computer, and how Sophos products can help.

VMware has confirmed that code posted on PasteBin by a hacker calling himself "Hardcore Charlie", is a portion of code from its ESX Hypervisor product.

Cybercrime is big business these days, in fact it's an industry. So it's not a surprise to find that criminals are embracing ecommerce. But some will be surprised to discover just how professional and legitimate criminal websites can appear.

Shady tricks by Android apps, as coders steal intellectual property and introduce excessively aggressive advertising frameworks to make money.

The proposed US bill doesn't stop the carriers from handing over location data, but it does require that police get a warrant first. So what is CTIA's problem with it?

Microsoft says it has fixed a serious vulnerability in Hotmail, that was allowing hackers to reset account passwords, locking out the account's real owner and giving attackers access to users' inboxes.

Have you seen a message on Facebook saying that free pairs of Ray-Bans or TOMS shoes are being given away to users? Don't believe it.

US House of Representatives kicked off “cybersecurity week,” with "America is Under Cyber Attack: Why Urgent Action is Needed." Is using Hollywood-style language really the way to deal with a really serious issue?

A new malware attack is targeting Mac computers with a Python-based backdoor Trojan. And Windows computers aren't getting away scott free either.

Chester Wisniewski and Chris Pace walk around the exhibition hall at this year's InfoSec Europe and share their insights on trends and some fantastic giveaways some vendors thought might grab your attention.

The studio behind Star Trek Online, City of Heroes, City of Villains, and Champions Online suffered a user account database breach 16 months ago... and is only warning users about it now.

iPhone app 'Lock My Screen'? Well, no, it doesn't actually

Iran oil terminal suffers malware attack

Pinterest diet spam - is the site doing enough to stop it?

London Marathon website goof leaks 38,000 contact details

1 in 5 Macs has malware on it. Does yours?

Opinion: Why we need Anonymous 2.0

11% of second hand hard drives contain personal information, study reveals

Vote for Sophos Naked Security to help us win a Useful Social Media Award

Facebook teams up with Sophos and other security vendors

Internet doomsday on July 9th? Don't panic!

VMware confirms hackers stole source code

36 websites selling credit card details shut down [VIDEO]

The Legend of Zelda and dirty tricks by Android apps in the Google Play store

Mobile phone carriers oppose law requiring warrants for location data

Microsoft rushes out fix after hackers reset passwords to hack Hotmail accounts

Free Ray-Bans and TOMS shoes scams hit Facebook

Opinion: America is under cyber attack, so what should we do?

Python-based malware attack targets Macs. Windows PCs also under fire

SSCC 89 - InfoSec Europe trends, tat and tales

Intruder compromises user database for Star Trek Online and other MMORPGs