Security articles

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  Attempted cyberespionage plot relied on USB sticks planted in company parking lot

  By Kimber Streams on July 11, 2012 05:37 pm + 22 comments

  Dutch newspaper The Limburger reports that an attempt to steal data from Dutch chemical company DSM Continue reading…

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  Formspring disables all user passwords after 420,000 accounts compromised

  By Adi Robertson on July 11, 2012 09:04 am + 8 comments

  Question and answer site Formspring has disabled the passwords of everyone on its service after Continue reading…

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  Microsoft advises users to disable Windows Gadgets following security vulnerability fears

  By Tom Warren on July 11, 2012 08:11 am + 56 comments

  Microsoft is urging Windows Vista and Windows 7 users to disable the Sidebar and Gadget features of Continue reading…

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  Facebook cracks down on malware with voluntary security 'checkpoints'

  By Louis Goddard on July 11, 2012 05:32 am + 5 comments

  Facebook is introducing security "checkpoints" for users to help crack down on the spread of malware Continue reading…

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  Microsoft to patch critical Internet Explorer 9 vulnerability next week

  By Tom Warren on July 6, 2012 07:03 am + 43 comments

  Microsoft issued its advanced bulletin notification for its July 2012 Patch Tuesday this week. The Continue reading…

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  Google denies Android botnet report, Microsoft researcher admits he guessed at the source

  By Sean Hollister on July 5, 2012 09:47 pm + 75 comments

  Yesterday, we told you how a Microsoft anti-spam engineer claimed to have found a network of Android Continue reading…

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  Researchers discover 'Find and Call' spam app on Android and iOS

  By Kimber Streams on July 5, 2012 04:57 pm + 56 comments

  Kaspersky Labs has discovered a malware app called "Find and Call" lurking in the iTunes App Store Continue reading…

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  PSA: Thousands of DNSChanger malware victims could be knocked offline today

  By Tom Warren on July 5, 2012 05:04 am + 11 comments

  Despite repeated notifications from Google, Facebook, and internet service providers, thousands of Continue reading…

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  UAV industry promises 'safety, professionalism, respect' with new privacy guidelines

  By Kimber Streams on July 4, 2012 12:08 am + 11 comments

  The government is currently working to regulate new autonomous technologies like self-driving cars, Continue reading…

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  Twitter account re-tweets public photos of peoples' debit cards

  By Joshua Kopstein on July 2, 2012 09:12 pm + 49 comments

  While over-sharing online typically involves annoying-but-harmless pictures of food on Instagram, Continue reading…