Spammers exploit second Facebook bug in a week
Facebook today said it has fixed the bug that allowed a spamming worm to automatically post messages to users' walls earlier this week.
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Free Sophos tool blocks Windows shortcut attacks
The security firm Sophos released a tool on Monday that it claimed will block any attacks trying to exploit the critical unpatched vulnerability in Windows' shortcut files.
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Finjan sues McAfee, Symantec over patent claims
Finjan has sued five rival security companies, including Symantec and McAfee, claiming it holds crucial patents used by popular antivirus products and security services.
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Suspicious Facebook app attracts nearly 300,000 fans
A suspicious application circulating on Facebook has attracted nearly 300,000 fans whose profiles could be used as launching pads for spam, according to a security analyst.
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Rogue Facebook app touts 'Teacher nearly killing a 13-year-old boy'
Hundreds of thousands of Facebook users are falling victim to yet another rogue application, this one identified as a video claiming to show a teacher nearly killing a boy.
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Mass Web attack hits Wall Street Journal, Jerusalem Post
Internet users have been hit by a widespread Web attack that has compromised thousands of Web sites, including Web pages belonging to the Wall Street Journal and the Jerusalem Post.
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iPhone 4G hype exploited by spammers
People who have received emails about opportunities to test the ‘iPhone 4G’ are being conned into disclosing their personal information, according an IT security vendor.
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Sophos founders in £198m buyout deal
<a href="http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/security/sophos.cfm">Sophos</a>, the UK-based security and data protection firm has dropped plans for an IPO and has announced a deal to sell a majority interest in the company to private equity group Apax Partners.
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Sophos staff stuck in Berlin
A bunch of 20 Sophos Australian staff have been stranded in Berlin, Germany since last Friday due to the volcanic crisis that hit Iceland.
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iPhone worm rickrolls jailbroken phones
A mischievous iPhone worm that targets Australian jailbroken phones is changing the phone's wallpaper to an image of Rick Astley.
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Sophos adds DLP to desktop anti-malware
Sophos has added data-loss prevention capabilities to its desktop anti-malware software, the security firm says, promising gateway-based DLP in the future as well.
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Russian cybergangs make the Web a dangerous place
Russian cybergangs have established a robust system for promoting Web sites that sell fake antivirus software, pharmaceuticals and counterfeit luxury products, according to a new report from security vendor Sophos.
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Hackers pay 43 cents per hijacked Mac
A network of Russian malware writers and spammers paid hackers 43 cents for each Mac machine they infected with bogus video software, a sign that Macs have become attack targets, a security researcher said yesterday.
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Sophos: Searches about Fan Check app can lead to malware
Malicious hackers are setting up malware-infested Web sites that falsely claim to remove a virus from a new Facebook application called Fan Check, security vendor Sophos is warning.
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Michael Jackson's death spawns malware, more scams
As security researchers expected, hackers have begun to use the death of pop star Michael Jackson to infect people's PCs.
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