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Week in review: Android clickjacking rootkit, EU Parliament rejects ACTA, and Facebook’s contact-deleting API bug

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, videos and articles: Firewall management, IPv6 and you While the IPv6 protocol has been around for …

Fake Amex warning leads to exploit kit

A fake American Express email trying to lure users into following a malicious link by making them think that someone has reset their password for their online account has …

New ransomware threatens with police report

A new strain of ransomware demands 3000 Euros for not sending a report to the police about the users’ alleged predilection for child pornography. The malware in question …

“Dalai Lama’s birthday plan” email leads to backdoor

Today marks the current Dalai Lama’s 77th birthday – an occasion that served as a perfect ploy to make his supporters unknowingly install a backdoor on their …

Spam campaigns using popular companies on the rise

In June, GFI threat researchers observed two fresh spam campaigns linking to Blackhole exploits which posed as confirmation emails from Twitter and Amazon. Delta Airlines …

Getting ahead of the security poverty line

Being stuck below the security poverty line isn’t about budget, it’s about attitude, motivation, and focusing not simply on basic compliance but rather on your …

Microsoft to release nine bulletins

The Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for July 2012 contains nine bulletins, with three listed as “critical” and six listed as …

Phonebook-slurping, spam-sending app found in App Store

A malicious app that slurps mobile users’ phonebooks and uploads them to a remote server has been spotted being offered both on Google Play and Apple’s App Store. …

“$50,000 Facebook reward” leads to surveys and other scams

If you receive an email or a message on your Facebook account purportedly sent by the social network and telling you that you have won $50,000, ignore it completely and delete …

Understanding IPv6, 3rd Edition

Get in-depth technical information to put IPv6 technology to work—including networks with hardware running Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. Written by a networking expert, …

Researchers develop Android clickjacking rootkit

A group of researchers from North Carolina State University have managed to create a proof-of-concept rootkit for the Android OS that is able to hijack the clicks made by the …

European Parliament rejects ACTA

Following recent recommendations by a number of European committees, the infamous Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement has been shot down today by the European Parliament in …

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