Facebook 'photo virus' spreads via email

The emails look exactly like Facebook’s own messages which are sent to a user’s personal email accounts when they are tagged in a photo.

However, instead of the links in the emails leading to the referenced photo, they redirect the victim of the spam campaign to a site which tries to infect the person’s computer with malicious software. A few seconds later the link will redirect the user one more time to Facebook.com.

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Microsoft engineer discovers Android spam botnet

Microsoft engineer Terry Zink has discovered Android devices are being used to send spam. He has identified an international Android botnet and outlined the details on his MSDN blog.


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6.46 million hashed LinkedIn passwords reportedly leaked online

A user in a Russian forum is claiming to have hacked LinkedIn to the tune of almost 6.5 million account details. The user uploaded 6,458,020 hashed passwords, but no usernames. It's not clear if they managed to download the usernames, but it's likely that both have been downloaded.There is a possibility that this could be a hoax, but several people have said on Twitter that they found their real LinkedIn passwords as hashes on the list. Many of the hashes include "linkedin," which seems to add credence to the claims.


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Wikipedia Alerts Users, If You See Ads It’s Malware

Ads on Wikipedia may be a sign of a hijacked browser, Google adds embedded search tools to Docs, and Flickr gets a redesign.


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A Decade of Successful Internet Scams

These con jobs generally work the same way: Cybercriminals contact their victims through e-mail or on a social network. They then ask their “marks” to get back to them by e-mail, telephone or fax. Often, the scammers use the targets’ own greed to entrap them.

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Why You Shouldn't Be Scared of the Flashback Trojan

News of the Flashback trojan flooded the pipes earlier this month with headlines about how Macs are “no longer safe,” and generally scaring the bejeezus out of Mac users everywhere. That perfect illusion of Apple, which has always been exalted by users for creating products practically immune to viruses, was suddenly shattered. And rightfully so, as the virus had affected 600,000 people, roughly 1% of Mac users.


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Second trojan sneaks onto the Mac

Right after security engineers the world over high-fived themselves for stomping out the Flashback Trojan, which menaced more than 650,000 Mac users, a new menace rears its ugly head -- and this one is potentially even larger.


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Facebook And Dropbox Apps Vulnerable To Security Hole

Both the Facebook and Dropbox iOS apps are vulnerable to a security hole, discovered by security researcher Gareth Wright, that could allow a third party access to your account and profile.

And as reported by The Next Web, your device doesn’t have to be jailbroken for the hack to work.


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Got Visa or Mastercard? Your Data May Have Leaked

The personal data of thousands of customers — from all major credit card brands — has been leaked from a third-party processing company.

The massive leak was first reported by the security news blog Krebs on Security, following reports that MasterCard and Visa were warning banks of a possible breach.


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Anonymous Strikes Again, Releases Massacre Marine’s Emails

Anonymous released sensitive documents Friday from the law firm that represented the U.S. Marine who led the 2005 Haditha massacre, which left 24 unarmed Iraqis dead.

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Feds Arrest Streaming Site Operator for Copyright Infringement

A 28-year old man from Comstock Park, Michigan, has been arrested and charged with criminal copyright infringement. Yonjo Quiroa is the alleged operator of nine of the sixteen streaming related domain names that were seized a few hours ago as part of ‘Operation Fake Sweep'.



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Israeli Hackers Kill Saudi and UAE Stock Markets

(Internet) war in the Middle East continues, with today's Israeli strike against the stock exchanges of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Both financial hubs were down for hours, and those responsible say they'l "move to the next level."


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Facebook: A Prime Target for Cybercrime

With more than 800 million users, Facebook is arguably the most dominant social networking platform in the world. The social network’s popularity and fast growth also make it a prime target for cybercriminals. Below, we take a look at Facebook’s online presence, how it’s being attacked, and what you can do to stay safe.



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45,000 Facebook Logins Stolen, Could Spread Malware

What do you do with a worm used for financial fraud when that gig starts to feel a little stale? You use it to steal Facebook logins and spam malware. That’s what has happened in the case of Ramnit, a malicious worm that has been spreading via executable and HTML files since April of 2010 (yes, almost two years ago).



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Facebook locks down 45,000 accounts to stop 'worm' spreading

The Ramnit worm has been spreading since April 2010, but was only recently adapted to target Facebook details, according to computer security experts. It was previously used by cyber criminals to steal login credentials for other services, including online banking.



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Java declared harmful, get it off your computer now

When it comes to keeping your computer system secure, browser plug-ins deserve a little extra attention. They’re frequently targeted by cybercriminals, and they’re not always patched as quickly as they should be. That’s a big reason why both Google and Mozilla blacklist or block plug-ins when they’re out of date.



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SMS Trojans found in the Android Market

Cell phones and other Android devices are at the risk of being infected by Trojans as fake apps enter the Google Android market. The malicious apps are actually premium rate SMS virus that generates SMS or text messages to premium rate destinations that results to bigger bills for smarthphone users.


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