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Beware! DHL Express malware attack appearing in inboxes
SophosLabs has intercepted a widespread malware campaign that has been spammed out, disguised as a communication from DHL Express.
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The bottom falls out of Facebook email malware
SophosLabs has intercepted a malware attack that has been spammed out, pretending to be a notification about a Facebook friend's sexy video.
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Scammers adopt new eBay logo in short order
A slimmer, trimmer new eBay logo, rolled out last week, is already being pasted into phishing scams. Add "skinny letters" to the list of warning signs that flag fake eBay-branded come-ons.
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Hackers hit small US town, steal tax payer data and $400,000
The town of Burlington, Washington has warned residents that they could be the targets of identity theft, after hackers compromised systems used to run an online automatic utility billing system and...
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Who reads Naked Security? The results are in....
A few weeks ago, we asked you, our readers, a little bit more about you. Here are the results of that anonymous poll.
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Facebook to exclude phone numbers from reverse lookup - for users of...
Facebook's SMS-based login security was a Catch-22. You had to give Facebook your phone number to improve security. But that exposed your phone number to the vagaries of the Facebook search system....
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India spews more spam than ever before, report finds
You can thank India for one out of six spam messages in your inbox, up from one in 10 when SophosLabs last put out its list of the Dirty Dozen top spam-relaying countries. The UK has upped its spam...
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Gary McKinnon extradition - decision due
British hacker Gary McKinnon will find out today whether or not he will be extradited and stand trial in the United States for what was described as "the biggest military computer hack of all time".
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Gary McKinnon saved from extradition after ten year fight
Gary McKinnon, the British hacker who has been fighting a high profile campaign for ten years to avoid extradition to the United States, has had his extradition blocked by the UK government.
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Anonymous names man they say drove Amanda Todd to suicide
In September this year, a Canadian teenager called Amanda Todd posted a video on YouTube describing how she had been the victim of bullying. And then she killed herself. Now, Anonymous has named the...
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EU tells Google to make its new privacy policy clearer and to give users...
EU regulators have asked Google to shape up its new privacy policy - a policy that most regulators found too vague and too tough for users to opt out of. But neither clarity nor easy user opt-out work...
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PayPal makes it easy to bypass two-factor authentication - good or bad? [POLL]
PayPal will sell you an authentication token that can greatly boost your account security. But you can skip token authentication easily. Find out how, and vote in our poll to say what you think of this...
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Manchester police pay off £150,000 fine for unencrypted USB key
The UK Information Commissioner's Office in the UK recently fined the Greater Manchester Police £150,000 for a data breach. The problem boiled down to an unencrypted USB key stolen from an officers's...
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Warning! British Airways e-ticket receipt malware arriving in an inbox near you
Criminals are spamming out a malware via email, posing as an e-ticket from British Airways. Be on your guard - or risk ending up with an infected computer.
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Rock band Garbage have had their Twitter hacked
A hacker has seized control of the rock band Garbage's official Twitter account, posting unauthorised messages to thousands of the group's fans.
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The FBI's "Cyber Surf Island" game aims to promote internet safety amongst...
The FBI is taking its lead from popular online games like World of Warcraft with a new online safety education program for school age children that's light on content, but heavy on scrolls and whacky,...
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Apple resumes User Tracking with iOS 6. Here's how to disable it
Apple was eager to promote the many new features in iOS6, but avoided mention of one: IFA - or identifier for advertisers - the company's newest device tracking technology.
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Apple gets aggressive - latest OS X Java security update rips out browser...
Oracle patches Java, then Apple issues its own updates. You can never be quite sure how long that's going to take. This month, it all happened pretty quickly - and Apple took the opportunity to kick...
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Undercover cop outed on Facebook, woman arrested for posting photo
Police arrested a Texas woman for allegedly posting a photo of an undercover police officer onto her Facebook page. The case shows that it's time that police learn how vulnerable they are in a social...
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Comparative anti-malware tests: the RIGHT way to do them
The latest anti-malware tests performed by Dennis Technology Labs show that comparative testing can actually be a strong indicator of how well today's security offerings can protect a user.
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