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Tavis Ormandy and Sophos

05

Aug

2011

As a security company keeping our customers safe is our primary responsibility, therefore we investigate all vulnerability reports and implement the best course of action in order to protect our customers. Recently, researcher Tavis Ormandy contacted us about an examination he was doing of Sophos’s anti-virus product – not in terms of possible vulnerabilities – […]

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Compromised Twitter accounts spam out money-making adverts

01

Aug

2011

Compromised Twitter accounts are once again being used by criminals to spam out adverts to unsuspecting users. In the latest attack, Direct Messages (DMs) have been sent between Twitter users promoting a “make money fast” website. A typical message looks like this: I made $XXX today – check out how I made it [LINK] (In […]

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How a Facebook blind date led to supermarket robbery

01

Aug

2011

Do you take enough care over who you make your Facebook friend? A Belgian supermarket manager learnt a lesson the hard way, after he struck up a friendship with a woman called “Katrien Van Loo” on Facebook. Little did he know, that when she invited him to a dinner date at her apartment, something else […]

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