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InternetNews January 29, 2010 |
Another Bogus Virus Warning Disrupts Facebook The clever scam had Facebook users sharing and posting the bogus virus alert throughout the social networking site. |
InternetNews January 4, 2008 Kenneth Corbin |
Facebook's 'Secret Crush' is a Malware App Now operating under a new name, the first documented adware widget continues to ricochet across Facebook. |
InternetNews June 2, 2010 |
Facebook Users Fend Off 'Likejacking' Attacks Hackers looking to take over Web sessions via Facebook are hiding malware under click-inducing, socially engineered links. |
InternetNews April 5, 2010 |
Facebook Scam Takes Aim at Whole Foods Fans Scammers target Facebook fans of Whole Foods Market grocery store, promising a $500 gift card, but they're really out to swipe users' personal information. |
InternetNews February 23, 2009 Richard Adhikari |
Malware Authors Exploit Facebook App Is a bogus application making the rounds on Facebook just a failed marketing ploy? Or something more dangerous? |
InternetNews March 18, 2010 |
Facebook Users Targeted in E-mail Scheme Security research McAfee warns that bogus messages instructing Facebook members to reset their login information could reach tens of millions of users. |
InternetNews June 4, 2010 |
Hackers Zero In On Execs With World Cup Scam A flurry of malware scams are using e-mails related to the upcoming World Cup to target executives at companies and organizations around the world. |
InternetNews October 29, 2008 Richard Adhikari |
Facebook Worm Redux Taps Google Sites Once again, social networking site Facebook has been hit by the Koobface worm, which has been used to attack it several times since July. |
InternetNews May 19, 2010 |
'Lost' Finale Gives Cyber Crooks New Bait With the end of the popular ABC drama, hackers are exploiting viewers' interest to spread all sorts of malware. |
InternetNews July 13, 2010 |
New Malware Scam Picks On eBay Fans Hackers know where people like to go online and what brands the average Internet user responds to when they conceive their illicit plots. This time around, it's eBay users they've targeted. |
InternetNews February 2, 2010 |
Facebook Seen as Biggest Threat to IT Security New survey from Sophos highlights concerns about using social media sites inside the enterprise. |
InternetNews May 14, 2010 |
Facebook's Become a Phisher's Playground Facebook has plenty of security problems of its own making to resolve and, in the interim, professional cyber-thieves are exploiting other vulnerabilities. |
InternetNews March 3, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner |
Searchmeup Targets Weak PCs A new adware exploit takes advantage of IE LoadImage vulnerability. |
InternetNews September 23, 2009 |
Do Not Pass Go: Malware Taps Phony 'Monopoly' Unsolicited invitation to play an online version of the popular board game can turn your computer into a spam-spewing zombie. |
InternetNews September 27, 2010 |
LinkedIn Users Hit by Spam Attack Malware designed to capture user's personal information on the popular professional network, LinkedIn. |
InternetNews May 7, 2010 Larry Barrett |
Messenger Worm Preys On Users' Trust Hackers took advantage of a security gap in Yahoo Messenger and a bevy of Windows operating systems to spread malware through the instant messaging client. |
PC Magazine February 10, 2009 Bill Dyszel |
Online Safety Tips for Facebook Fogeys Grownups, take note! Here is what you need to know before "friending" your first Facebook connection. |
InternetNews December 5, 2008 Richard Adhikari |
Latest Facebook Attack Stems from Previous One Businesses with Facebook links must watch out. |
InternetNews April 30, 2009 Michelle Megna |
Facebook Fights Second Phishing Attack Facebook battles attackers seeking users' login information. |
InternetNews February 2, 2010 |
Spammers Pedaling Haiti, World Cup Scams Latest analysis finds spike in malware hidden in messages about major world news events. |
InternetNews January 20, 2011 |
New Worm Takes Twitter Users For a Ride Twitter fans have a new malware campaign to worry about this week after security researchers at Kaspersky Lab identified a new scareware come-on. |
Search Engine Watch June 5, 2010 Johnny Widerlund |
Avoiding Online Risks Kicking Off with the 2010 FIFA World Cup Cyber criminals will continue hijacking current news and events to serve malware. A rundown of the most prevalent online security risks, and how to avoid them. |
InternetNews May 15, 2009 Alex Goldman |
Facebook Attacks Threaten All Web Sites Why would users want your user name and password? Perhaps because it could give them access to your money and your e-mail. |
InternetNews February 11, 2009 Richard Adhikari |
Cybercriminals Launch Attacks Through Digg Bad guys leverage celebrities' names to put malware on victims' PCs. |
InternetNews August 16, 2010 |
Symantec Uncovers Another Sneaky Spam Scam Latest Trojan conceals itself in innocent-looking attachments designed to get you or someone you know to open up the offending file. |
InternetNews February 3, 2011 |
Hackers Use Facebook Mania to Spread Malware Facebook is a magnet for security threats and hackers are capitalizing on users' addiction to the social networking site to do even more damage. |
InternetNews August 18, 2010 |
Facebook Kit Makes Hacking Logins Easy Security software vendor BitDefender says it's found a new malware kit that lets hackers easily access logins and passwords for Facebook and other unsecured credentials. |
InternetNews December 10, 2009 |
Critics Blast Facebook's Latest Privacy Overhaul Advocates warn that new privacy controls will lead to inadvertent sharing of information. |
InternetNews June 11, 2010 |
Symantec Warns of Latest World Cup Malware Researchers at software-security firm detect a two-pronged malware attack targeting executives at major Brazilian firms, using the World Cup as a lure. |
InternetNews October 7, 2010 |
Facebook's Changes Aimed at User Control Leading social network Facebook has introduced a host of new features that promote closer interaction and elevate users' control over how information is collected. |
InternetNews May 14, 2010 |
Facebook Adds Login Security Features Facebook rolls out a login notification service alerting users to activity on their accounts and begins asking verification questions when users log in from unfamiliar devices. |
Fast Company Neal Ungerleider |
Facebook Is Upgrading Search Functionality Within User Profiles Facebook appears to be quietly rolling out a new search feature: the ability to search within individual profiles. |
InternetNews January 13, 2010 |
Facebook and McAfee Join in Security Push Partnership offers free trial and discounted security software offer for Facebook users. |
InternetNews November 24, 2009 |
Thanksgiving Links Latest Recipe for Malware CA is warning Internet users searching for the perfect pumpkin pie recipe or turkey-cooking directions to be on high alert for the latest batch of socially engineered malware traps. |
InternetNews May 21, 2009 Alex Goldman |
Phishers Strike Facebook in Latest Assault Facebook is fighting back against the most recent attack. |
Fast Company John Paul Titlow |
At 4 Billion Views A Day, Facebook Video Is Zuckerberg's Next Cash Cow Since last summer, the number of videos watched on Facebook has tripled, now totaling over 4 billion per day. This isn't just a bragworthy metric: It's likely to become a key piece of Facebook's business in the future. |
InternetNews January 10, 2011 |
PayPal Fends Off Latest Phishing Campaign An unsolicited email attempts to con users into returning a form with their PayPal account login and password information. |
Fast Company Neal Ungerleider |
Facebook Tipped Off The U.S. Government To Iranian Hackers State Department officials were tipped off by Facebook's new notifications when Iranian hackers compromised their Facebook accounts. |
InternetNews September 23, 2010 |
Microsoft Offers Free Security for SMBs Using Microsoft Security Essentials at home and want to run it on PCs at your small business? Soon it will be legal to do it. |
InternetNews October 1, 2009 |
Facebook Hit With New Spyware Scam Hackers bypassed the social networking site's captchas to create new accounts at will. |
The Motley Fool September 25, 2007 Mac Greer |
Fool Video: Who Should Buy Facebook? According to reports, Microsoft is in discussions to take a stake in Facebook. Is Facebook a must-read for Microsoft investors? |
InternetNews November 22, 2010 |
Spam Scam Targets Miley Cyrus Fans With Miley Cyrus' 18th birthday near, malware mavens are laying the traps for fans who might be willing to click on stray links to find videos. |
IEEE Spectrum June 2011 Mark Anderson |
Six Billion Friends? Facebook's growth has been explosive, but not everywhere |
InternetNews September 2, 2009 |
Malware Capitalizes on California Wildfires Macs and PCs are under attack as concerned netizens search for information about the fires. |
InternetNews September 30, 2009 |
Facebook Connect Charges Forward The social networking giant moves on two fronts to extend its reach. |
InternetNews October 6, 2010 |
Zeus Phishing Scam Targets iTunes Users In a scam likely stemming from Eastern Europe, hackers are targeting visitors to Apple's iTunes music store with an unsolicited email directing them to sites carrying the Zeus Trojan malware. |
AskMen.com Nick Kennedy |
Facebook Stock: Should You Buy It? So how rich do you have to be to buy from Goldman Sachs? How about a net worth of about $1 million and an annual income of $200,000? |
Search Engine Watch June 19, 2010 Johnny Widerlund |
Social Media: The Privacy and Security Repercussions How risky is our online behavior? A closer look at social media's privacy and security vulnerabilities. |
InternetNews March 10, 2010 |
Mariposa Bot Shipped With Vodafone Smartphone Panda Security discovered Confiker, Mariposa and Lineage password stealing malware samples installed on a recently purchased Vodafone HTC Magic smartphone. |
InternetNews February 11, 2009 Richard Adhikari |
Spammers Hijack Facebook Group of 1.5 Million Facebook site is taken over by get-rich-quick and other familiar spam. |