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It’s a wonder things don’t change! After repeating the same sad news week after week, month, year after year you’d think someone would take notice. Oh well, we’ll keep plugging away … here are just a few from this week’s cache
* China China China Hack Hack Hack OilWar CyberWar GasWar CultureWar
* HP loses hundreds of thousands of CA social services records
* Hackers Target Gas Firms; Twitter-Spammer Logins Leaked
* China link to cyberattacks on gas pipeline companies
* Don’t Fall for Fake Amazon.com Cancellation Emails
* eBay tries to shut down AuctionBytes for phishing
* Scam artists target Verizon customers
* Newt Gingrich loves spam
and more . . .

We need your help spreading the Safenetting Infomanager to people in your sphere of influence who may not be quite as computer savvy as our main Infomanager subscribers. This week is punctuated by Adobe Malware vulnerability and more ICANN failures … here are just a few from this week’s cache
* Amnesty International: when bad things happen on good sites
* Oxford University Profusely Infected with Flashback
* Phony Flash Player Plants Malware on Android Phones
* If Ann Nyberg’s Gmail can be hacked, so can yours
* Mountain Lion Debut Bad for Snow Leopard Users
* ‘Critical’ TIFF vulnerability in CS5 software
* 9 Tips To Block Hotel Wi-Fi Malware
* Apple patches 36 bugs in OS X
* ICANN = FAIL
and more . . .

Randy B. Singer, Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) has been around the Mac user group community almost as long as the community has been around. With the recent wave of malware scares for Mac users, Randy writes in to the Apple User Group Discussion list :

We got an email after last week’s InfoManager requesting we halt the phishing, cybercrime reports referring to SOPA and PIPA. Hmmmm, it was a surprise, but not really surprising. We know that most of our readers already know about cybercrime and all that. What we hope, however, is that some of our user group newsletter editors will run the Safenetting Infomanager and reach people in their memberships who may not be quite as computer savvy as our main Infomanager subscribers. Anyway, here are just a few from this week’s cache
* Who’s to blame for Twitter spam? Obama, Gaga and you
* Flashback flaw re-used by new Mac malware campaign
* Conficker Infections Put Flashback In Perspective
* India overtakes US to become biggest spammer
* Banks may not have to pay for phished users
* Windows Foolproof Protector Bombs
* Fighting ACH Fraud – Four Steps
* Malware LinkedIn Notifications
and more . . .

Well, you thought we were done with Facebook, LinkedIN, Citi Bank, Amazon.com … ??? Well, not done yet. Cybercrime is relentless — it doesn’t stop, it never rests. Here’s yet another example of why we need accountability and stern control of the web, DNS, and IP systems … this time, it’s Wikipedia the scapegoat, and the cybercriminals out to get you

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Here we go again! Darn, how much proof do you people need??? This time it’s not just Facebook, LinkedIn, Google, AOL, Boing Boing — but rather one of those publically listed against “SOPA” and “PIPA” legislations — who owns a rogue registrar of the domain eminating this actual attack! How much proof do you need?

Safenetting has been sending you insights into the effects of cybercrime attacks on the internet population — but we’ve done so in very pointed, specific instances. Now, the folks at HostExploit have posted their Q1 2012 report on the “Top 50 Bad Hosts and Networks” — download and read this free report, and you’ll get the ‘big picture’ of how bad it really is.

Okay, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google, AOL, Boing Boing and the rest of you bitching and moaning about a “free internet” and the “SOPA” and “PIPA” legislations … where are you now? Still getting smacked by cybercriminals, I see. Folks, cybercrime is relentless — it doesn’t stop, it never rests. Watch out Facebook and LinkedIn users, they’re out to get YOU . . .

Eric Justin Toth, a former private-school teacher and camp counselor accused of possessing and producing child pornography, is the newest addition to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List.

Congratulations, Apple. The Mac is now popular enough to attract major attention from the bad guys
* Flashback the largest Mac malware threat yet
* Apple Hits Flashback Trojan With Second Java Update
* What you need to know about the Flashback trojan
* Apple malware flourishes in a culture of denial
* How to reinstall OS X after malware infection
* Need more?
Oh, there’s LOTS more

Along with this week’s Malware Report, things are really humming with cybercrime. As we’ve been preaching for over ten years, people really need to be careful — and help squash online crime! If they don’t, it will be bad for all of us. Just a few in this week’s cache
* Sophos Pulls Partner Portal After Signs of Hacking
* How to avoid revocable living trust cons and scams
* Humor: Jon Stewart compares Obama to Nigerian spammer
* Inside Twitter’s Spam Lawsuit: Cost More Than $700000
* WordPress Users : Hacked and mangled — yet again
* At Long Last, Twitter Files Anti-Spam Lawsuits
* New Crimes Added to Russian Criminal Code
* Minimize Your Exposure to Email Spoofing
* AVMA issues email fraud alert
* Tax Season Ushers In Scams
and more . . .

The mobile phone is unrecognisable in comparison to its original ’brick’ form of the 80s. Instead of a ’yuppie’ status symbol, now it’s considered by many as a necessity with practically every handbag and pocket hiding these modern miracles of technology. They are also a prime target for criminals

Crime marches on, and more Mac intrusions are reported along with the usual slew of Android hacks
* Facebook scammers host Trojan horse extensions on the Chrome Web Store
* Chinese Company and Employee Deny Any Involvement in Hacking Attacks
* Mac backdoor Trojan embedded inside boobytrapped Word documents
* Malware Alert: DKFBootkit embedded into pirated AndroidOS apps
* New Trojan malware disguises itself as an Android game app
* Surveillance spyware migrates from Windows to Mac OS X
* Mac malware exploits Microsoft Office vulnerability
* Report cites U.S., Canada as malware attack focus
* AlienVault Warns of New Mac Malware Campaign
* Links between China and hacker group CSO
. . . and more!