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Ransomware makes child porn menaces in broken English
Malware threatens to contact police with evidence of child abuse material on your computer - unless you pay 3000 Euros.
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Android botnet wants to sell you Viagra, penny stocks and e-cards
Criminals have created a botnet of Android phones to send spam messages using Yahoo! mail. The malware problems on Android continue to grow and mimic their Windows cousins.
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You pig! Malware-laced emails spammed out posing as incriminating photos
A widespread malware attack has been spammed out, posing as incriminating photos of the recipient which could get them in trouble with their partner.
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Pseudorandom domain name generation and the Blackhole exploit kit
Take a look into the latest widespread attack against legitimate websites, in which many sites are hacked in order to redirect users to exploit sites.
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Android spam bots? What we know for sure
There is quite a lot of debate out there about Android devices participating in spamming botnets. I try to clear the air about what we are seeing in SophosLabs.
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DNS Changer - how not to lose your internet connection on July 9 [VIDEO]
The much-talked-about DNS Changer 'internet blackout' happens on Monday, July 9. But are we really going to have a 'blackout'? Paul Ducklin explains what's going on, and how to avoid trouble, in this...
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Cybercrooks preying on small businesses
Small businesses might think they are little enough to escape cybercrooks' attention, but they're increasingly wrong.
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Find and Call - is it *really* the first malware in the iOS App Store?
The first malicious app in the iPhone app store! That's what the headlines said. But is it really the case that "Find and Call" is malware?
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Shocking 17-year-old public high school antics clickjack unwary Facebook...
Would you click on this? It seems many Facebook users did. Wise up to the threat of clickjacking, or become an easy target for scammers.
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Facebook to target ads based on what mobile apps we use
Do you use your Facebook account to log onto places like LinkedIn and Yelp from your phone? If so, get ready to start seeing ads in your mobile device's Facebook News Feed that will be targeted based...
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July 4th fireworks fiasco in San Diego? Computer virus gets the blame
A botched Independence Day fireworks show is blamed on a computer problem. But was it a computer virus?
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Malware spammed out as report for "tomorrow's meeting"
Have you received an email telling you not to forget to bring a report to a meeting being held tomorrow? Be on your guard.
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Bank's shoddy security was to blame for $588,851 online robbery, US appeals...
A Maine construction company that saw its online bank account fraudulently drained of almost $600,000 might get some of it back due to what a US federal court has deemed shoddy security systems at its...
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Charter flight reservation emails carry dangerous malware payload
Once again, email users are being reminded to be wary of unsolicited email attachments - as a criminal gang spams out an attack designed to infect Windows computers.
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Prison for phishers who targeted university students to the tune of £1.5 million
Two British men have been sent to prison for their involvement in a criminal scheme that targeted students and managed to steal £1.5 million.
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Patch Tuesday critical fixes for July 2012
Microsoft has released nine patches this month, including the much awaited fix for MSXML (CVE-2012-1889).
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Criminals in USB key espionage attempt against Dutch multinational. Or not.
A keen-eyed Naked Security reader alerted us to an interesting-sounding story about a USB-fuelled espionage attempt. (For those who prefer us to write about security successes, not about failures, this...
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Porn studios accused of extortion in BitTorrent lawsuits
Porn studios have turned to extortion of BitTorrent users to make money, looking for payouts of $1,000 to $5,000 from victims too embarrassed or shamed to defend themselves in court, a class action...
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Multi-platform backdoor malware targets Windows, Mac and Linux users
A web-based malware attack has been discovered, targeting users of Windows, Mac and Linux. Although the amount of malware written for different operating systems can vary, it's becoming increasingly...
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Judges don't buy the "I'm an idiot about Facebook privacy settings" defense
The "I'm an idiot about Facebook settings" argument isn't being swallowed in court, as illustrated in this recent case.
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