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Windows Phone 7 update bricks some handsets - Microsoft in security middle...
Microsoft released a faulty update for their new Windows Phone 7 platform this week, could this have an impact on their ability to deploy security updates? Read more…
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Denial of Service vulnerabilities back in the spotlight - patch BIND now!
Until recently, only remote code execution vulnerabilities have made the mainstream news. But Denial of Service vulnerabilities are important, too - especially a newly-announced bug in the DNS server,...
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Cryptographic egg-on-Facebook, and on Google Calendar, too
There's cryptographic egg on the faces of both Google and Facebook after the recent publication of some interesting results from a security class run by Dan Wallach, a university professor in Texas....
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Work from home scams target those looking to earn some extra cash
There are plenty of parents looking after young children who would probably love to spend a couple of hours each day, working from home, to earn a crust. But tread carefully - some of the online...
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Anonymous hacks Westboro Baptist Church in live radio interview
Anonymous have defaced the website of Westboro Baptist Church in an effort to make them "go away". Read more…
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HIPAA fines prove the value of data protection
This week the US Department of Health and Human Services levied the first fines under the HIPAA act. Now that they have proven they mean business, other health care organizations need to be sure they...
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FLAMING RETORT - Whither Anonymous, our new generation of cyberfreedom fighters?
Sophos Voice of Reason, Paul Ducklin, takes on hacktivism in another issue of Flaming Retort! Anonymous. You either get it or you don't. You're either for it our against it. You're either a member or...
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A new wave of phishing scams target Telstra
Phishing has diversified greatly in the last few years. No longer just a problem for financial institutions, the latest wave of attacks have targeted Australian ISP Telstra/BigPond. Read more…
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Mac OS X backdoor Trojan, now in beta?
A new remote access Trojan for Mac OS X surfaced in the lab showing malware authors are actively developing for Apple computers. Read on to learn its capabilities and how it works. Read more…
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Microsoft begs users to stop running IE6
Microsoft has launched another salvo in its campaign to hammer the final nail into the coffin of an outdated, insecure product: Internet Explorer 6. Read more…
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Nigerian 419 scammer gets 20 years in jail
Nigerian national Peter Maxson Anyanyueze was sentenced to 20 years in prison by the National Prosecuting Authority in South Africa. Anyanyueze was sentenced for fraud, money laundering, and...
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Charlie Sheen has NOT been found dead in his house, despite what Facebook...
Scammers claim Charlie Sheen has died from a cardiac arrest and been taken away in an ambulance. But it's all a Facebook scam to earn revenue by tricking users into taking surveys. Read more…
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Girl Committed Suicide Before a Cam scam gets personal on Facebook
A Facebook scam about a girl who allegedly killed herself on her webcam uses a slightly different piece of social engineering to trick you into taking its revenue-generating online survey. Read more…
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Sloppy spelling scuppers DHL malware spam attack
Thank heavens for the poor education of cybercriminals! If they had paid more attention to spelling and grammar at school, then maybe some of their scams would be harder to spot. Read more…
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Free Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac: 'Frankly there's no reason not to try it'
Do you have a Mac at home? Do you run anti-virus on it? Although there is much less malware for the Mac than for Windows, that's no reason to put your head in the sand. And the specialist Mac magazines...
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday - three fixes for March, one critical, all ring...
It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday again. For March 2011, there are three patches to worry about. Only one is critical, but all of them should ring alarm bells for techies and sysadmins. Read more…
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Microsoft in Windows Update spell-check shocker
Microsoft blundered into spell-check shock territory during a recent Windows Update. There's plenty of online laughter at the mistake - in which the software giant mis-spelled its own domain name in an...
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A complicated calculus-based anti-spam CAPTCHA
Croatian eggheads are having fun with a web form designed to stretch mathematical minds and prevent spam bots. Would you be able to complete the form? Read more…
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Connect.me rush exposes risky behaviour of social networkers
Thousands of Facebook and Twitter users are joining a service which potentially exposes their accounts when they have no idea what it is they're signing up for. Read more…
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Connect.me sign-up controversy continues - have your say!
Stealth-mode social networking newbies connect.me have stirred up a lot of controversy. Sign up blindly and trust us, they say. We say that's setting a low standard. What do you think? Read more…
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