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IM worm targeting Brazilian Facebook users

21

Jun

2011

There’s nothing new in Brazilian cybercriminals exploiting social networks to distribute their malicious code. Orkut was first, followed by Twitter, and now it’s Facebook’s turn. Facebook is becoming increasingly popular in Brazil and we are witnessing more and more Brazilian bad guys switching their focus to it. We received some proof this weekend: a Brazilian […]

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Facebook privacy blunder results in 1500 uninvited guests for a sweet 16 birthday bash

06

Jun

2011

The AP in Berlin is reporting that a teenage girl, known only as Thessa, was shocked to receive a “surprise” party for her 16th birthday. This was not a surprise party in the traditional sense – Thessa sent out an invitation for the festivities via Facebook but had failed to mark the event as private. […]

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Calling Android Smartphone Zombies

02

Jun

2011

Android Smartphones are under attack again by rogue applications that once installed are reading information from the phone and sending it back to a pre-assigned location. According to mobile security firm Lookout, as many as 120,000 users may have been infected from a cafeteria selection of at least two dozen applications from the Android Market. […]

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