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LulzSec? Hackers? Here's a real challenge...
If you consider yourself a hacker and you have time to spare, how do you spend it? Are you tempted by DDoSes and gratuitous break-ins, just for the lulz, or are you ready to help? Read more…
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Study reveals scale of fake tech support call scams
More and more people are reporting that they have received bogus support calls out of the blue, offering a free security check of their home PC. Learn more and listen to our tips on how to protect...
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World Cup DDoS blackmailer sentenced to jail
A man who extorted money out of online gambling websites in the run-up to the 2010 Football World Cup in South Africa has been sent to jail. Read more…
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Riot in Vancouver - how funny was it?
A tiny proportion of the 100,000 who watched the Stanley Cup final in Vancouver were involved in the shameful rioting which followed the Canucks' defeat. But a surprising number lurked on the...
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HSBC phishers disguise attacks as Wimbledon tickets prize
Beware of emails claiming that you have won free tickets to the Wimbledon tennis tournament. You could be about to be phished for your banking details! Read more…
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Win Sophos swag by participating in our latest social media survey
Every year we run an investigation into how many of you are being hit by threats (such as spam, malware and phishing) on social networks. Well, it's that time again! This year, to encourage you to help...
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Hackers break into Tony Blair's webmail server, disclose former PM's address...
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has his personal address book and details of his friends disclosed by hackers. This is the latest hack in a wave of attacks for political reasons that have...
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Goatse hacker pleads guilty to stealing iPad user data
An alleged member of the Goatse Security hacking group, has pleaded guilty to breaking into AT&T's systems and obtaining the email addresses of iPad users. Read more…
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The end of LulzSec? Hacking group says it is disbanding, after 50 days of...
LulzSec says its 50 day cruise is over, and it must now sail into the distance. Has the hacking group really abandoned ship? Read more…
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Ryan Cleary has Asperger's syndrome, court hears
The hacking suspect, charged with launching a denial-of-service attack against the SOCA website, suffers from Asperger's syndrome and agoraphobia, a London court is told. Read more…
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Ryan Dunn's last words lead to a Facebook scam
Ryan Dunn, a star of the TV show Jackass, died last week after a high speed car crash. And within hours, ghoulish scammers were taking advantage of the daredevil's demise by claiming to have exclusive...
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'Yeahh!! It happens on Live Television!' Wardrobe malfunction video used in...
An Italian model and TV hostess suffers an embarrassing costume slip on live television. It's no surprise, therefore, to find scammers taking advantage of the video for their own financial ends. Read...
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Simon Pegg is Twitter-hacked, warns fans of Trojan horse threat
Actor Simon Pegg says that his Twitter account was hacked in order to spread a malware-infected screensaver to his 1.2 million followers. Read more…
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SSCC 65 - FBI scareware arrests, Ryan Cleary/LulzSec, WordPress Trojans and...
Paul Ducklin joins Chester this week for Chet Chat episode 65. Chet and Paul discuss the impact of the recent FBI arrests of scareware purveyors, the arrest of Ryan Cleary and LulzSec's latest stunts,...
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The LulzSec boat sails away. Was it worth the ride? Should you care?
Just a day after the 'retirement' of hack-the-world cyberbreach group LulzSec, and the official announcement is old news. The world is already in a questioning frenzy about what happens next. But how...
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'Boy reaction after his Ex girlfriend posted' clickjacking Facebook scam
A new clickjacking scam spreading across Facebook poses as a video of a boy's reaction after his ex-girlfriend posts on his wall. Read more…
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EA resets users' passwords following LulzSec hack
Customers of EA (Electronic Arts) are reporting receiving emails from the company telling them that their passwords have been reset as a security measure. Read more…
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MasterCard.com brought down in apparent Wikileaks-motivated internet attack
MasterCard's website was knocked offline following what appears to be a WikiLeaks-inspired internet attack by hacktivists against it. Once again, a denial-of-service attack is a hactivist's best friend...
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Sleazy subject lines spammed out with malware
Would files with names like Love-Spots.bat, map-of-love.com, and Love-Map.com pique your interest? If so, your behaviour could be putting your computer's security at risk. Read more…
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Apple pushes out critical Java security update for OS X users
Oracle published its latest update to the Java Platform in the second week of June, pushing out the impressively-named Java SE 6 1.6.0_26. Apple has now caught up, and OS X users are strongly advised...
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