New Facebook clickjacking attack
There is a new Facebook focused worm circulating around. Currently it seems that it doesn’t have any malicious payload, except spamming via posting messages to the …
Wi-Fi security patent granted for dynamic authentication and encryption
Ruckus Wireless has been granted a patent by the USPTO for an innovation that radically simplifies the configuration, administration and strength of wireless network security. …
More Facebook users hit by “distracting beach babes”
Sophos is warning Facebook users to be on their guard, after an attack this weekend designed to infect computers with adware. Hundreds of thousands of Facebook users are …
Google now supports encrypted search
Google just rolled out SSL encryption to Google Search. The option is currently in beta, therefore the users aren’t automatically transferred to https. Over the years, …
Week in review: Facebook privacy problems and web fingerprints
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and interviews: Google encrypts Google Search Following the unintended collection of …
Social networking sites passing on user data to ad agencies
Several social networking sites – including Facebook and MySpace – have apparently been sending users’ data to advertising agencies – in spite of all …
iptables 1.4.8 released
iptables is the userspace command line program used to configure the Linux 2.4.x and 2.6.x IPv4 packet filtering ruleset. It is targeted towards system administrators. The …
New book: “Security on Rails”
You need to know how to defend yourself. Designing security into an application is a little like getting insurance. You know you really need it, you probably keep putting it …
Hotmail gets new security features
Not one to be out shined for long by Google – one of its biggest competitors in many fields – Microsoft has been working on some changes that will improve security …
Office 2010 Beta impersonator is a Trojan
An e-mail with the subject “See Office 2010 Beta in action” uses an alleged Office 2010 Beta version used as bait. This enticing title accompanies a message which …
EFF’s thoughts on the rights of social network users
Since the latest Facebook changes to its privacy settings, the issue of privacy on social networks has become a hot topic. Social networks have become a way to communicate and …
Twitter malware campaign with a banking Trojan and keylogger combo
A malware campaign that uses fake Twitter accounts and sends out messages marked with popular hashtags, containing the text “haha this is the funniest video ive ever …
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