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Facebook Hit By Video Calling Scam

Just days after launch, the scammers have started hitting on Facebook’s video callers with a fake application

13 years ago

Thank You LulzSec, You Gave As Much As You Took

Lulz Security's reign of terrier-like hacking has done the security industry a favour by showing how frail privacy really is,…

13 years ago

Facebook Responds To Facial Recognition Concerns

Facebook admits it should have been more clear about the roll out of Tag Suggestions using facial recognition

13 years ago

Facebook Quietly Rolls Out Face Recognition

Facebook's tagging suggestions feature uses facial recognition technology, prompting privacy concerns

13 years ago

Enterprise Mobile Device Security Targeted By Sophos

Sophos expands device endpoint protection, adding controls for IT managers and compulsory registration

13 years ago

New Malware Tricks Exploit PDF Vulnerability

Researchers have identified PDF files, sent as email attachments, that encode attack code inside an image file

13 years ago

Government Startup Site Linked To Malvertisement

StartUp Britain website inadvertently served up a malware infested ad for fake anti-virus software

13 years ago

Sophos Uncovers New Trojan Targeting Macs

Sophos has discovered a backdoor Trojan specifically targeting security-lax Apple users

13 years ago

Sophos Set To Launch Mobile Protection Platform

Sophos' Social Mobile Control will allow organisations to apply security policies to mobile devices

13 years ago

Cyber Security Challenge Nears Climax

The Sophos and SANS Institute Treasure Hunt has been won by a software consultant from Tring

13 years ago

Zuckerberg Loses Face Over Hacked Page

The high-profile hack of the Facebook founder's fan page should serve as a lesson in social network insecurity

13 years ago

Social Network Scams: Biggest Security Threat For 2011

Facebook may not be up to the job of securing its service, or may not care, warns Graham Cluley of…

13 years ago

What Do Facebook Users Gain From Sharing Data?

Facebook claims that users will benefit from sharing their contact details with developers. Pull the other one, says Sophie Curtis

13 years ago

Spam Returns With a Vengence After Christmas Lull

The number of spam messages is now back to its normal painful levels after the Christmas break

13 years ago

Experts Warn Of Malware On Cloud Storage Services

Security experts say criminals are increasingly storing malware in cloud-based services

13 years ago

Cold-Calling Cyber-Criminals Tout Fake Antivirus

Scammers are using call centres to push fake antivirus software, pretending to offer free services

13 years ago

Twitter And LinkedIn Users Urged To Change Passwords

The hack of Gawker Media over the weekend has prompted other major sites to advise users to change their passwords

13 years ago

Sophos Names US As Top Spam Relayer

A Sophos report has named the United States as the main culprit, relaying nearly a fifth of the world's spam

14 years ago

Four Fifths Oppose Cuts In Cybercrime-Fighting Budget

Eighty percent of respondents to a Sophos survey think more investment is needed to fight cybercrime

14 years ago

Twitter Fixes ‘Onmouseover’ Flaw

Twitter has patched a serious flaw that generated pop-up messages and pushed unwitting users onto porn websites

14 years ago

Apple Ping Hit By Facebook Scam

Sophos has warned that Apple Ping has been hit by scams familiar to users of other social networks such as…

14 years ago

Trojan Horse Linked To Madrid Air Crash

A computer system meant to detect problems with aircraft was infected with malware according to air crash investigators

14 years ago

Facebook Users Fall Prey To ‘Dislike’ Button Scam

Facebook users are being targeted with a bogus "dislike" button application in a new survey scam, warns Sophos

14 years ago

Sophos: The Biggest Security Risk Is You

Spam, malware, phishing and clickjacking are all high on the security agenda, but the main cause of security breaches is…

14 years ago

Most Consumers Support Government Cyber-Spying

Sixty-three percent of people believe that it is acceptable for their government to spy on another country's computer systems

14 years ago

Facebook Users Fall Victim To ‘Likejacking’ Attacks

So-called likejacking attacks on Facebook, spotted by security company Sophos, are continuing to spread

14 years ago

Poll Reveals Widespread Concern Over Facebook Privacy

Sixty percent of respondents to a Sophos poll say they are considering quitting Facebook due to privacy fears

14 years ago

New Windows Attack Bypasses Most Security Software

Researchers have exposed a new attack that circumvents some of the most popular security software for Windows desktops

14 years ago

Sophos Charters Boeing 737 To Rescue Staff

The travel fallout from the volcanic eruption in Iceland continues: Sophos resorted to chartering a plane to rescue stranded staff,…

14 years ago

RSA: Sophos Warns On Social Networking Scams

Sophos security expert Graham Cluley outlined some of the main threats targeting Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites

14 years ago