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In this edition we find more Mac problem malware, and surprises! Here are the headlines …
* Fresh Mac Trojan Deactivates OS X Security Solutions
* India shuts server linked to Duqu computer virus
* Boxing Ticket Phishing Scam Making The Rounds
* ‘Tsunami’ trojan malware bot ported to OS X
* October 2011 Symantec Intelligence Report
* Method of Delivering Malware on Facebook
* New Tsunami Trojan Variant Discovered
* Combating Halloween malware threats
* Fast-Growing Mobile Malware Threat
* Hacker Infiltrates Phishing Site
. . . and more

As predicted, Wikileaks has hit some bumps in their mission. Seems the financial community agrees that maybe a company that publishes stolen goods might not be a good financial risk. Anyway, here’s the latest on Wikileaks …

In this edition we focus specifically on Mac problem malware! Here are the headlines …
* Phishing Attacks Aimed To Steal Your User-Ids On a Rise. Beware!
* Cyber-Crooks Malware Facebook Scams Following Steve Jobs’ Demise
* Air Force Drone Malware ‘Nuisance’ Rather Than Serious Threat
* Skimmed cards and stolen IDs: crime in the digital cloud
* NSTIC Lays Out a Compelling Identity Ecosystem Vision
* New Twitter phishing attack poses as reputation alert
* Twitter Phishing Scam Exposes Your Morbid Curiosity
* Norton blocks Facebook as ‘phishing site’
* Cyber security: Education is the key
. . . and more

Be warned – there are a number of fraudulent email campaigns circulating that pretend to be the United Parcel Service (UPS) but are phishing attempts instead. We have received a series of these in our honey-pots, all similar, and all seem to lead to the same cybercrime cartel in Pakistan or Russia.

There are 11 million posts about the passing of Steve Jobs. Here are just a few: * Steve Jobs Has Died * Steve Jobs: Goodbye to an Icon * President Obama on the Passing of Steve Jobs * Look no farther than Cupertino * Steve, thank you * Memories Of Steve Jobs: Interviews & Inspiration * Steve Jobs Quotes * On and on … more and more

In this edition we have another mixed-up bag of news, there’s really too much to report on in a single column, suggesting we break out the malware news into its own column! Here are the headlines …
* Microsoft’s botnet shutdown won’t stop Mac malware
* Mac malware disguised as Adobe Flash update
* Flashback Trojan poses as Flash Player installer
* Researchers warn of fake-PDF Mac Trojan
* Consumer interest in Apple not dampened by Jobs’ departure
* Kelihos Ring Sold ‘Botnet-As-A-Service’
* Hackers using QR codes to push Android malware
. . . and more

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In this edition we have another mixed-up bag of news, there’s really too much to report on in a single column, suggesting we break out the malware news into its own column! Here are the headlines …
* Spammers turn to Yahoo, Google Picasa groups
* IBM X-Force Trends Report: Year of the Security Breach
* Feds Ban Spammer Who Sent ‘Mind-Boggling’ Number of Messages
* First-ever text message spammer nabbed
* Microsoft Security Tool IDs Chrome Browser as Malware
* Mobile Security Exploits To Double
* Wells Fargo customers warned of phishing scam
* City students targeted by phishing scammers
* Clever phisher almost tricks PhishTank
* Are Cybercriminals Getting Weaker, or Just Smarter?
. . . and more

Long before it was acknowledged to be a significant criminal and national security threat, the FBI established a forward-looking organization to proactively address the issue of cyber crime.

When a child pornography trader in New York stepped into an undercover operation by the FBI, Helena Police, and the Montana Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, it set in motion the unraveling of a wid web of child predators across the country.

Couple of surprises this week … David Pogue looks at unsubscribing from spam, and those nasty ‘pump-n-dump’ schemes are back! But that’s not all —
* David Pogue: Rethinking the *Never Unsubscribe* Rule for Spam
* Protect Yourself From the Threat of Mobile Malware
* Comeback of Malicious Pump-and-Dump Campaigns
* New Analysis: Who Do You Trust? (2 Parts)
* Morto worm surprises again
* Serious gaps in security
* BBB warns of email scam
* Antivirus on a Mac
. . . and more

An Internet fraud scam uncovered in Bozeman Montana in 2009 reached victims as far afield as Florida and Texas … which goes to show : ‘It’s Not a Small World’ when it comes to the internet.

Did you ever get an email like this? Of course you did. And, did you know what to do when you saw it? Of course you did. But evidently, many other people aren’t as smart as you. Would you reply? Maybe, maybe not . . .

Catching up this week, I realized we haven’t had a Safenetting update in a month. My cache for articles to post had 127 items — and I knew I wouldn’t be able to fit all those. So, herein I attempt to touch on just about all the current issues …
* Twitter Phishing Scam Steals Passwords — Site Not Charging
* 6 Signs Your Computer is Infected … and 4 Ways to Fix It
* Microsoft’s August 2011 Patch Tuesday Serves 13 Patches
* Android Dogfighting App Infected with Pro-PETA Malware
* MacDefender taken down in raid by Russian authorities?
* 146 new phishing attacks hosted on government websites
* Rootkit Creators Annihilating Their Mutual Codes
* Gingerbread paves way for GingerMaster malware
* Koobface malware spreading via torrent
* Facebook issues Guide to Security
* Google: IP spoofing on the rise
* Fraud awareness week
* Spam wars heat up
. . . and more

You can buy almost anything over the Internet — including clothes, a pizza, music, a hotel room, even a car. And while most transactions are conducted lawfully and securely, there are instances when criminals insert themselves into the marketplace, hoping to trick potential victims into falling for one of their scams.