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  Facebook killer video scam spreads between social networkers

  Sophos - Naked Security

  Is there a Facebook serial killer in your city?
  
  Video scam spreads rapidly across social network, using GEO-IP lookup to appear more enticing. Read more…
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  Facebook to start paying security bug bounties

  Sophos - Naked Security

  Facebook is the most recent company to come to the bug-bounty party, officially announcing that "to show our appreciation for our security researchers, we offer a monetary bounty for certain qualifying security bugs."
  
  Payouts start at US$500. Tempted? Read more…
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  New Trojan found - this time, interesting, important and harmless!

  Sophos - Naked Security

  The word Trojan has many meanings, and when it is used without qualification in headlines, it's hard to know which one is meant.
  
  So here's some weekend polymathery for you. Enjoy. (Yes. There is a connection to computer security.) Read more…
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  SSCC 69 - Google+, Facebook facial recognition, Apple iOS SSL flaw and OS X File Vault 2

  Sophos - Naked Security

  David Schwartzberg joined Chet for this week's Chet Chat. David is a specialist in data protection and shared his thoughts on the new File Vault 2 feature in Mac OS X Lion. Dave and Chet also discussed Google+ privacy, Facebook's compromise on facial recognition and the critical vulnerability in Apple's iOS. Read more…
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  Bizarre Apple Safari cookie bug perplexes users

  Sophos - Naked Security

  For the past few weeks, it looks as though Safari on OS X 10.6.8 has not been handling website cookies correctly.
  
  This is a worrying flaw. If you're on 10.6.8, why not report the bug to Apple to get it fixed? Read more…
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  AntiSec movement continues to strike government security contractors

  Sophos - Naked Security

  The AntiSec movement, led by Anonymous and Lulz Security, have attacked security firm ManTech. They posted nearly 400 megabytes of stolen information in an attempt to embarrass the FBI and other government agencies that contract with ManTech for security services. Read more…
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  Is Daniel Akerman the LulzSec spokesman Topiary? The video evidence

  Sophos - Naked Security

  Watch videos of Anonymous spokesman Topiary and Daniel Akerman Sandberg and decide for yourself if they're the same person. Read more…
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  Aldi supermarkets withdraw infected hard disks

  Sophos - Naked Security

  Supermarket giant Aldi joins an extensive club of companies which have shipped devices with a pre-installed virus - in Aldi's case, for the second time! Read more…
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  Topiary: did police arrest the wrong man in LulzSec investigation?

  Sophos - Naked Security

  Theories spread across the net that LulzSec may be having the last laugh over the arrest of the alleged hacker "Topiary" yesterday.
  
  So, did the police arrest the right man or not? Read more…
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  Data stolen from 35 million South Korean social networking users

  Sophos - Naked Security

  Hackers have broken into the popular South Korean websites Nate and Cyworld earlier this week, and stolen information about 35 million social networking users.
  
  Names, email addresses, phone numbers and resident registration numbers of users are said to have been compromised.
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