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Free Apple iTunes Giftcard scam spreads on Facebook

05

Jul

2011

Facebook users are being tricked into helping scammers earn money, in the mistaken belief that they will receive a free $25 Apple iTunes Giftcard. We have seen a number of Facebook users posting messages like the following onto their walls: Free $25 Apple iTunes Giftcard [LINK] Limited time left, get yours now! Clicking on the […]

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Japan Outlaws Creating Malware

22

Jun

2011

Last June 17, 2011, the Japanese parliament approved a revised proposal for criminal law against creating and keeping malware, also known as the cybercrime law. The key point about this revised criminal law is that malware writers will be penalized if malware was created and distributed under the following circumstances: Without a legitimate reason With […]

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Internet Explorer Bug Allows Hackers to Steal Facebook Credentials

26

May

2011

Sometimes, the best way to foil a hacker is to think like one, which is exactly what Rosario Valotta, an Internet security researcher, did. He devised a way to steal digital credentials from Facebook users by exploiting a flaw in Internet Explorer, Microsoft’s default web browser. He presented the process at the Hack in the […]

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