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Android NFC hack lets subway riders evade fares
Disposable or limited-use contactless fare cards used in New Jersey and San Francisco have insecure implementations of the Mifare Ultralight chip that can be reset to get free rides, security...
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Ransomware - would you pay up?
Here's a tale from the Australian outback about a ransomware demand. The victim was asked for $3000. He paid up. But would you? Should you? Or is there a better way?
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How to avoid fake Sophos Support pages
Sophos has received reports that some Google searches for "Sophos Technical Support" lead to bogus pages purporting to be official Sophos Support contact information. Remember, Sophos Support provides...
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Patch Tuesday for October 2012
Microsoft released seven bulletins for the October 2012 Patch Tuesday addressing flaws in Windows, Office, SQL Server, Sharepoint, Groove, Communicator, Lync and Works.
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Booking bedding inclusions? Beware widely spammed out malware attack
Always be on your guard against unsolicited emails - even if they appear to come from legitimate organisations. It could be that the link you are about to click on, or the attached file you are about...
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Your phone number may not be as private on Facebook as you think - and how to...
If you use Facebook, your phone number may not be as private as you think. A way in which Facebook privacy can be abused has come to light that will shock many users, but that the social network itself...
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Windows XP is still Microsoft’s biggest security headache, but infections are...
The rate of infection ticked up for Windows 7 in the first half of 2012, but Windows XP, Microsoft’s legacy operating system, is still far and away the biggest security headache for Redmond.
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"Mitt Romney almost president" - Fake CNN alert leads to Blackhole malware...
In an attempt to cash in on the interest in the upcoming US presidential election, online criminals have begun circulating malicious emails pretending to be CNN news alerts about Mitt Romney pulling...
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Firefox browser in upgrade-downgrade confusion with version 16
Firefox version 16.0 came out, but turned out to have a vulnerability, so it's already been dropped. If you've already updated, however, 16.0 thinks it's current and will tell you so. You need to...
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Microsoft: piracy is getting virusy
Microsoft says that malware is increasingly being found in pirated downloads. Are you putting your computer at risk by illegally downloading copyrighted movies, music and software?
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New updated Virus Removal Tool from Sophos now available
Sophos has just released an updated version of its free and very popular Sophos Virus Removal Tool.
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Malware attack strikes, posing as Skype password change notification
If Skype users didn't have enough to worry about this week security-wise (with a worm spreading across the system), there's now another threat to warn about.
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Nude photos of Justin Bieber a ruse: bellybutton tells the tale! Think before...
Nude photos allegedly of the star began circulating soon after his laptop and camera were stolen. Clicking on such files is always a bad idea, given that malware loves to piggyback on celebrity news....
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Fake Tesco/Asda voucher scammers on Facebook hit with large fines
Two firms have been fined a total of £450,000 (approximately US $720,000) for running a series of scams on Facebook. The scams, which claimed to offer free vouchers and supermarket gift cards for the...
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Is Google about to start scanning your Android for malware?
A new edition of the Google Play app (Android's equivalent to the iOS App Store) appears to be preparing to add anti-virus functionality to the mobile operating system.
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Hackers pwn the sun - Exploit code released for software used to manage solar...
The US Department of Homeland Security has issued an alert that hackers have released proof of concept exploit code for vulnerabilities in a common SCADA software package used to manage solar energy...
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Public-access kiosk SNAFU gives public access to intimate personal information
Kiwi journalist Keith Ng wrote over the weekend about his experiences with kiosk computers at a New Zealand government department. Ng's experience was both dramatic and worrying. He was able to access...
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Monday review: the hot 24 stories of the week
Here you go. All the stories we wrote in the past seven days, in case you missed anything (or just want to read them again).
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LulzSec hacker pleads guilty to Sony Pictures attack, faces prison sentence
A former member of the LulzSec hacking gang has admitted to attacking the Sony Pictures website, and stealing the personal information of thousands of innocent individuals.
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US court says reading other people's online email is OK, privacy be damned
The case involves a woman's hacking into her former boss's Yahoo account to uncover evidence of his extramarital affair. Judges decreed that email stored in the cloud, such as Gmail or Yahoo Mail,...
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