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Malware: 'Scan from a HP OfficeJet' attack spammed out widely
A malware attack cloaks its true intentions by posing as a emailed scan from a printer. Would your users click on the attachment without thinking twice?
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Activists creating decentralized mesh networks that can't be blocked,...
In the face of an internet that can be controlled all too easily by corporations and regimes, activists are building alternative mesh networks that can never be blocked, filtered or shut down.
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Android malware spreads via Facebook [VIDEO]
Android malware! On Facebook! Caught on camera! If you're using Facebook on your Android smartphone, you should be just as careful clicking on links as you would (hopefully) be on a desktop computer.
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Voice spam tried to disrupt election in Ontario, Canada
This week, news has emerged in Canada of a police investigation into the use of robocalling (automated phone dialling, a.k.a. voice spam) in an apparent attempt to disrupt an election result.
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SSCC 84 - Cookie-gate, laptop security advice, Stratfor malicious emails and...
Paul Ducklin hosts this week's Chet Chat with the tables turned... Chet is the guest. They discussed the recent Google cookie-gate incident, House Intelligence Committee advice on using laptops while...
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Oops! Selena and Bieber's hidden camera bedroom video Facebook scam
Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber in a sex video? Your Facebook friends may be sharing the link with you - but take a reality check, it's another survey scam.
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Beatles for Sale? It's spam of the day
Spam tries to sell you recordings by a popular skiffle combo - The Beatles!
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Controversial ACTA is referred to the European Court of Justice
The heated debate across Europe about ACTA has led the European Commission to refer the controversial agreement to the European Union's highest court.
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The Pink Facebook rogue application and survey scam
Beware the Pink Facebook scam spreading on the social network right now.
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Take on the RSA 2012 #sophospuzzle and win a NERF gun!
Join in with those attending RSA 2012 and get in the running to win a NERF N-STRIKE Vulcan EBF-25. You don't have to be at the show to enter and win!
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Suspected Android SMS malware authors arrested in Paris
French computer crime investigators have charged two men in connection with money-making malware that targets Android smartphone users.
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Is it time to delete your old Tweets? Market researchers salivate at opening...
Did you think Twitter was just for fun? That your tweets were just harmless irrelevant mutterings into the electronic ether? You're wrong. You're taking part in a massive market-research study.
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Police arrest four suspected Anonymous hacktivists
Police say that they have arrested four people, in connection with a series of Anonymous internet attacks against Spanish websites.
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25 'VeriSign Trusted' shops found to have XSS holes
A grey hat hacker has discovered cross-site scripting (XSS) holes in 25 UK online stores that are certified as safe by the likes of VeriSign, Visa, and MasterCard.
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Google offers $1 million in exploit rewards for Chrome hacks
Google is offering cash prizes totaling $1 million to hackers, plus a Chromebook, for those who successfully exploit its Chrome browser at the CanSecWest security conference next week.
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Strawberry Quick Meth scare spreads widely via Facebook
Facebook users are sharing messages warning that children are being targeted with strawberry-flavoured crystal meth. But is there any truth in the widespread warning?
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Free iPad 3? It doesn't exist! Beware of scams
Chances are that we will see Apple announce an iPad 3 very soon. But don't be duped into believing there's an easy way to get one for free.
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SSCC 84.33 - RSA first impressions
RSA special Chet Chat sharing Chester's and Duck's first impressions of the first day of the RSA 2012 conference in San Francisco.
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Traffbiz: A new malicious twist on affiliate partnerka schemes?
Russian web users at risk as Traffbiz spreads affilate web-based malware attacks.
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New privacy guidelines for mobile app developers
Host of the Mobile World Congress, the GSMA, have launched new guidelines for mobile app developers to increase transparency and trust between users and companies. Will it work?
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