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  Fake antivirus exploit found on 30,000 (mostly WordPress) sites

  By Adi Robertson on March 6, 2012 04:53 pm + 35 comments

  A piece of malware that masquerades as antivirus software has been found on 200,000 web pages or Continue reading…

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  PSA: Fake 'Pokemon Yellow' app riding high in the App Store charts (update: app pulled)

  By Sam Byford on February 20, 2012 07:05 pm + 89 comments

  With the 3DS's fortunes turned around, the prospect of Nintendo dropping hardware for smartphone app Continue reading…

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  Bitcoin exchange Tradehill suspends trading, returns funds

  By Jeff Blagdon on February 14, 2012 10:46 am + 16 comments

  Bitcoin, the alternative currency based on a clever application of cryptography, has had its fair Continue reading…

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  PSA: Celebrity gossip SMS scam will bill you even if you haven't subscribed

  By Jamie Keene on February 2, 2012 08:50 am + 32 comments

  We're hearing reports this morning of a growing SMS scam in the US, where users are receiving Continue reading…

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  iPads swapped with clay and sold at major Canadian retailers

  By Tom Warren on January 18, 2012 05:02 am + 61 comments

  As many as 24 iPad 2 devices have been swapped for modelling clay at major Canadian retailers over Continue reading…

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  YouTube scam domains handed over to Google

  By Sam Byford on January 7, 2012 07:00 pm + 2 comments

  We reported a while back on Google taking legal action against a phishing scammer who'd registered Continue reading…

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  PSA: fake 'spotify' app in Windows Phone Marketplace

  By Jamie Keene on January 2, 2012 08:54 am + 28 comments

  In a case of flagrant trademark infringement, an app has been published onto the Windows Phone Continue reading…

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  Lady Gaga iPad scam puts her little monsters at risk

  By Vlad Savov on December 20, 2011 07:35 am + 10 comments

  Lady Gaga's Twitter and Facebook accounts were compromised yesterday, when some savvy scammers Continue reading…

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  Trouble at Olympus: the story so far

  By Jamie Keene on December 5, 2011 08:51 am

  Olympus has admitted years of accounting irregularities estimated at $1.7 billion. Suggestions were Continue reading…

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  Google takes action against YouTube typo survey scams

  By Sam Byford on November 24, 2011 10:16 am + 15 comments

  Maladroit typists can be easy prey for scam artists, as Twitter recently discovered, and now Continue reading…