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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.
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InternetNews January 18, 2011	Attack Toolkits Spark New Malware Strains Do-it-yourself malware kits are all the rage online and they're making life much easier for cyber-criminals looking to turn a quick buck.
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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 March 2, 2011	PDF Malware on the Rise: MessageLabs Latest report from security vendor Symantec's MessageLabs unit highlights surge in malicious software hiding in PDF attachments, while overall email threats are on the rise.
InternetNews June 29, 2009 Alex Goldman	Michael Jackson Malware Has Already Hit the Net Trojans attempt to exploit the postmortem interest around the late King of Pop.
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InternetNews August 20, 2009	Study Claims IE Tops Rivals in Security A new Microsoft-sponsored study from NSS Labs is out with a finding that IE 8 is the most secure browser, when it comes to catching, socially engineered malware. The study however did not look at the security of the browser or related plug-ins.
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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.
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