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Apple support to infected Mac users: “You cannot show the customer how to stop the process”

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May

2011

ZDNet writer Ed Bott has posted the latest instructions to Apple tech support personnel regarding users calling in with active fake anti-virus “MacDefender” infections. Bott says he acquired the documents by talking with two anonymous Apple support representatives about how Apple is coping with the first widespread attack against OS X users. According to his […]

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Why are you tagged in this video? It’s a viral Facebook scam

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May

2011

Facebook users have been hit by another fast-spreading scam today, pretending to be a link to a YouTube video that they have been tagged in.The scam messages use potential victims’ first names, claiming that they have been tagged in the “Youtube” video.Phrases used in the attack include: YO [name] why are you tagged in this […]

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Visit the New Facebook? Hacker warning spreads like wildfire on social network

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May

2011

Facebook users are posting warnings to one another about a hacker operating on the network, using the offer to “Visit the new Facebook” to break into pages and kick out the page’s legitimate administrators. Unfortunately the alerts do not include enough information to be useful, and members of the public may be unwittingly perpetuating a […]

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Apple support to infected Mac users: “You cannot show the customer how to stop the process”

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