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Twitter Suffers Malware Spam Outbreak

A widespread spam attack linking to malware has broken out on Twitter, according to the security firm Sophos. The malicious tweets often read “It’s you on photo?” or “It’s about you?” The tweets and URLs often include a user’s Twitter … Continue reading

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New Mac ‘Crisis’ Trojan Taps Into Webcam, More

Security researchers have discovered a new Mac Trojan, dubbed OSX/Crisis, which eavesdrops on unsuspecting users by intercepting communications like email and IMs. Once installed, OSX/Crisis, also known as Morcut, can affect everything from mouse coordinates and IMs to the internal … Continue reading

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This Metric Says You’re Smart to Own Symantec

There’s no foolproof way to know the future for Symantec or any other company. However, certain clues may help you see potential stumbles before they happen — and before your stock craters as a result. A cloudy crystal ball In … Continue reading

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Mark McAfee explains last night’s bounty hunter arrest of James Stewart in Ventura county

(NaturalNews) Following the mysterious arrest / seizure of James Stewart, the 65-year-old “raw milk man” in California, questions immediately surfaced about why the bounty hunters were sent after him, who set up the bounty hunters to find him, and why … Continue reading

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This Metric Says You’re Smart to Own Symantec

There’s no foolproof way to know the future for Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC  ) or any other company. However, certain clues may help you see potential stumbles before they happen — and before your stock craters as a result. A cloudy crystal … Continue reading

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Outbreak: Blackhole malware attack spreading on Twitter using "It’s you on photo?" disguise

If you are a Twitter user please be very cautious of clicking on links that claim you are pictured in an online photo. Thousands of malicious links are being spammed out, targeting innocent users of the micro-blogging network. The links … Continue reading

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Symantec advances mobile productivity with new Android and iOS protection capabilities – Nation

Building on its success of facilitating mobility initiatives for enterprise customers, Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced significant mobile portfolio updates to enable secure mobile email deployments, mobile application initiatives and Bring Your Own Device programs. With these updates, Symantec … Continue reading

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S’poreans lax with Net passwords

Arts manager Jacquelyn Soo never changes the passwords for her online accounts, such as for online banking, even though she is aware that doing so regularly is a good habit. The reason? She is too used to the existing passwords. … Continue reading

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Hackers Linked to China’s Army Seen From EU to D.C.

The hackers clocked in at precisely 9:23 a.m. Brussels time on July 18 last year, and set to their task. In just 14 minutes of quick keyboard work, they scooped up the e-mails of the president of the European Union … Continue reading

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Malware attack targets German internet users

Do you remember the spammed-out malware attack which appeared to be targeting French speakers last week with its offer of très sexy photos from a Gallic admirer? Well, now it seems that German internet users are in the targets of … Continue reading

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