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Scammers use iPhone 4G offers to gather email addresses and other personal information
Scammers are using the lure of a free next generation iPhone to gather email addresses and other personal information. Sophos has intercepted email spam inviting recipients to sign-up to test, try and keep the much-predicted (but as yet unannounced) next version of the iPhone, which is being dubbed the "4G" by the media. Separately, Sophos re......
Hackers exploit FaceBook's Like functionality to promote third-party websites
Sophos is advising Facebook users to be cautious following a widespread clickjacking attack that recently hit hundreds of thousands of users on the popular networking site. Affected profiles can be identified by having apparently ‘liked’ links with titles including: ‘LOL This girl gets OWNED after a POLICE OFFICER reads her STATUS MESSAGE.’ ......
Malware distributors incorporate well-known brands in their email spam to deliver dangerous programs to unwitting victims
An ongoing campaign where malware distributors use email spam to deliver dangerous programs to unwitting victims has begun to change its tune, switching the scam to incorporate different brands. In the latest scam, the message appears to be an order confirmation from Amazon.com for the purchase of an expensive consumer electronics item, or a contra......
F-Secure Share provides an easy to use online storage and sharing solution for photos, videos and office documents
F-Secure Share Solution, already serving users through operators like Telefónica’s TerraGiga in Spain will now be available to Internet operators globally. F-Secure Share is a fully hosted and secure service solution. It provides an easy to use online storage and sharing solution for the operators’ end customers, ideal for sharing personal photos, ......
Over a quarter of a million bikes registered on Bikeregister
Bikeregister is a secure, police-approved online database, which is operated by Selectamark. A free online registration service is now available to users of Bikeregister.com, which has been proven to reduce bike theft and assists in recovery of bikes that have been stolen. Since the initiative began, over a quarter of a million bikes have been regi......
Mitho touch screen monitor brings together video door entry and home automation in one compact unit
BPT Security Systems (UK) Ltd. has launched the Mitho colour, touch screen monitor which brings together video door entry and true home automation in one highly compact, minimalist unit. Mitho is available with either an integrated handset that can also be used hand free, with a sleek touch screen measuring 4.3" or as Mitho XL with a larger 7" s......
Protection against browser attacks
Operation “Aurora", the sophisticated Chinese cyber attack that hit several dozen companies in December 2009, not only compromised the intellectual property of the companies, but also raised the critical issue of Internet browser security. The primary enabler of this specific exploit was an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explore......
Ticketing websites need to prove that they are genuine
Acoording to an online YouGov survey commissioned by VeriSign, online ticket shoppers are voting with their feet when it comes to illegitimate-looking ticketing sites, with over one in ten adults online in the UK (11%) halting an event ticket purchase from sites they have encountered which appear suspicious. The figures highlight the need for websi......
SmartWater property marking kits target burglary hot-spots in Cheshire
The Safer Halton Partnership, a crime-busting campaign targeting burglary hot-spots in areas of Widnes and Runcorn in Cheshire, has been hailed as a major success. The Safer Halton Partnership is made up of over 18 organisations including Halton Borough Council, Cheshire Police and Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Safer Halton Partnership h......
Facebook needs to do more to stop clickjacking worms
Facebook users are being hit by yet another clickjacking worm attack that is exploiting the third-party "Like" button facility (dubbed "likejacking" by Sophos). Many Facebook users' profiles have been updated by the clickjacking attack to say that the user likes a webpage called 101 Hottest Women in the World. If you are curious as to what your ......
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