Documents spilled into public by the political unrest in Egypt in recent months has shone a spotlight on the shadowy world of for-profit, custom malware creation for governments around the world. The anti malware firm F-Secure first called attention to documents uncovered by protesting Egyptians back in March. They included a proposal to sell a […]
Continue ReadingFacebook users have been subjected to clickjacking attacks that force them to authorize actions they had no intention of approving. The latest few campaigns seen by SophosLabs, for instance, target Italian users of the social network. COCA COLA: Dopo aver visto questo video non berrò più coca cola. Svelata la ricetta segreta. Guarda il video […]
Continue ReadingDuring last weekend a viral rogue app campaign hit Facebook again. This time the application was called “Profile Creeps” which, like many other rogue applications before it, promises to do what Facebook simply doesn’t allow *ANY* app to do – let us know who looks at our profile. But users are still tricked into installing […]
Continue ReadingA new social networking worm in the vein of Koobface is currently doing the rounds. Unlike the majority of Facebook scams, this one actively infects your computer with malware instead of simply tricking you into taking surveys and passing on messages to other users. The link in his Facebook chat from a friend pointed to […]
Continue ReadingChina’s leading search engine claims a shocking lack of security nous at its chosen domain name registrar was responsible for a prolonged outage last month. China’s Baidu says in legal papers that that an obvious scammer was able to con Register.com support staff into handing over the keys to its kingdom, resulting in millions of […]
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