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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 …
* 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
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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?
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Do you really need to pay for Internet security? Eric Geier sheds some light on free antivirus programs and whether or not they can adequately protect your computer and data.

In this edition, I’m mixing in some ICANN news concerning new TLDs, since launch of the new ‘.xxx’ will undoubetly generate another era of spam …
* Online red-light district opens
* How Internet Naming Authority ICAAN Plans To Double Its Revenues
* Generic top level domains ‘will only benefit trademark lawyers’
* Palm Beach firm selling first XXX domain names for porn sites
* There’s a world of crooks wanting to steal your identity
* Potential Phishing E-Mails Should be Handled with Suspicion
* Scam HMRC emails increase 300%
* Yahoo and Bing Adverts Distribute Malware!
* Nastier DroidDreamLight malware on the loose
* Ten years on from Nimda: Worm author still at large
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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
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The actual title of this post is: “30+ Awesome Utilities to Boost Your Mac’s Functionality” it was written by Joshua Johnson on August 9th 2011 for the
appstorm.net web site. Yes, it is yet another list. But I love lists that give me new applications or apps for short. There are several here that are new to me, especially if you count the ones in the comment section.
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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
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This MobsJar article from February lists these Mac Utilities. (As you know, I love lists.) Here are a few of the ones they have: Continue reading »

Phishing is becoming more and more dangerous. At last, industry and government are starting to wake up to some of the real threats in the world
This week’s notes:
[ ] MobileMe webmail balks at political bulk mailings
[ ] Spear-phishing attacks bring labs offline
[ ] Helpful Tips To Protect Your Online Data
[ ] Search engine poisoning and Tumblr hacking
[ ] Hacker: How I stole $300000
[ ] Scam From Criminal Underground
[ ] Malware Attacks, Routine Expense of Businesses
[ ] Android’s legit looking apps? No, they’re malware
[ ] SourceForge is still harboring porno and malware
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Scareware is a rampant cyber crime technique. More than 1 million victims have incurred over $74 million in actual losses. On June 22 the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI, along with international law enforcement partners, announced the indictment of two individuals from Latvia Continue reading »

Do not click on any email from Facebook. Yet another new malware attack has hit Facebook — this one with some twists. Continue reading »

Phishing is becoming more and more dangerous. At last, industry and government are starting to wake up to some of the real threats in the world
This week’s notes:
[] China’s Cyberassault on America
[] SCADA Systems: Achilles Heel of Critical Infrastructure
[] Malware Writers Posting Online Ads for Recruiting Coders
[] New malware ferrets out and steals Bitcoins
[] Deploying New Tools to Stop the Hackers
[] Spam ‘Books’ Flooding Kindle Store
[] Only 4 Percent Smartphones Have Malware Protection
[] Microsoft Warns Of Huge Phone Scam
[] Spammers, Content Farming, and Kindle
[] 10 million pieces of Malware per day
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Robert Lemos has authored this article in InfoWorld. He starts off by quoting Charlie Miller, a security consultant with Accuvant who says about the first iPhone. “It was so insecure, it was bad. Your Web browser ran as root, and there was no sandboxing, no DEP, and no ASLR. It was a hacker’s dream.” Continue reading »

As the days heat up, so too does cybercrime — it seems. Here’s this week’s mix of phishing and malware news
— this week’s notes:
[] Mac malware – top tips for avoiding infection
[] Apple Mac malware: A short history
[] Norton: The Android malware problem is just beginning
[] Amazon Web Services Hosting Banking Malware: Kaspersky
[] iPhone 5 ‘sneak peek’ spreads malware
[] Boy-in-the-Browser attacks evade anti-malware software
[] Detectives detail Facebook phishing scam
[] Sony warns of phishing attacks after latest hack
[] Google China Wars: How to Restore Brand Integrity
[] SPAM : 100 Billion industry
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