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Facebook fake photo links lead to malware

A simplistic but seemingly effective bait leading to malware is apparently been circling on Facebook for a couple of weeks now. Users are sent messages from their …

Fedora Project investigates possible infrastructure compromise

A security incident on Fedora infrastructure has been reported by Jared Smith, Fedora Project’s leader, who confirmed that the account of one of its contributors has …

“Guy kills girlfriend” Facebook scam

The latest Facebook scam counts on sheer morbid curiosity: According to Naked Security, variations of the same scam have been spotted propagating during the last few days and …

Android malware records and steals credit card numbers from phone conversations

We often blame users for failing to deny permissions required by malicious applications on Facebook or various mobile platforms, but the truth is that the list of permissions …

Tide turns for US employee privacy?

The issue of consumer privacy is getting more and more attention from media and people in general, as it rightly should. But what about employee privacy? When it comes to the …

Job application e-mails carry banking Trojan

The FBI-backed Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has issued a warning yesterday about the rise in Automated Clearing House fraud aimed at businesses across the country. …

“Rare animal gift” scams target FarmVille players

A string of Farmille-themed scams have been popping up on Facebook in the last few days, trying to lure users into completing surveys by using offers of rare animals and Farm …

Fake Facebook password change notification leads to malware

The following e-mail purportedly sent by Facebook has recently been hitting inboxes around the world: The attached .zip file that supposedly contains the new password actually …

Two men charged for AT&T site breach

Two men were arrested on Tuesday and are facing charges of fraud and conspiracy to access a computer without authorization, following an investigation that started with last …

Global workforce and the cloud

Every couple of years (ISC)2 issue a report on the current situation and future expectations regarding the global information security workforce. At the Infosecurity press …

“Free iPhone and iPad combo” offer lures Twitterers to malicious site

A surge in malicious shortened links accompanying messages that say I just won a free iphone and ipad! (or a variation of that message) has been spotted on yesterday morning …

Bizarre Firefox update scam offers AV to go with it

A fascinating mishmash of scammy offers is currently being pushed onto Russian-speaking users on chatrooms, forums and security lists. It all starts with a link that takes …

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