Posts Tagged ‘silicon valley’

Facebook Hacked, Mobile Dev Watering Holes, and Mac Malware

Feb

2013

Friday, February 1st: Twitter announced it was hacked. The post (Keeping our users secure) by Bob Lord, Director of Information Security, was sparse on details but recommended disabling Java’s browser plugin. And according to Lord, the attackers “were extremely sophisticated, and we believe other companies and organizations have also been recently similarly attacked.” Friday, February […]

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Fake apps: Behind the effective social strategy of fraudulent paid-archives

Dec

2012

In my previous blog “Fake apps and the lure of alternative sources,” I discussed a fraudulent scheme that takes advantage of known, legitimate and free applications. Unlike rogues and ransomware which use threats and force to influence their victims, the social engineering techniques employed by a fake installer are less aggressive yet, interestingly, more deceptive. […]

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Controversial SOPA bill get more heat from internet giants YouTube, Google and Wikipedia

Dec

2011

Today is the day that the United States Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) is scheduled to be voted on. Lamar Smith, a Texas republican, drafted the bill to address the film and music industry’s growing concerns around online piracy. SOPA would effectively allow both the US government and copyright holders to seek court orders against […]

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