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Facebook Glitch Let Spammer Post to Walls (PC World) 09/03/2010 05:30 PM

PC World - A clever spammer found a glitch in Facebook's photo upload system and used it to post thousands of unwanted Wall messages this week.

Spammers Take Over Apple's New Ping Social Network (NewsFactor) 09/03/2010 03:10 PM

NewsFactor - Apple launched iTunes 10 with Ping, a new music-oriented social network, on Wednesday. Within hours, the site fell victim to spammers looking to make a quick buck from Apple's unsuspecting 160 million music lovers exploring the new way to discover what music their friends are listening to.

Germany to Launch Antibotnet Program for Consumers (PC World) 09/03/2010 01:10 PM

PC World - Germany will soon launch a service to help consumers remove malicious software from their computers in an attempt to stem the spread of spam-sending botnets.

Apple's Ping Inundated with Spam Comments (PC Magazine) 09/03/2010 11:47 AM

PC Magazine - Days after its release, Apple's new Ping social network within iTunes is being inundated with spam comments.

Apple's Ping a Scammer's Haven? Security Experts Say Watch Out (PC World) 09/03/2010 10:57 AM

PC World - Apple's music-focused social network, Ping is only a few days old, and already the iTunes-based feature is "drowning in scams and spams," security researchers say. The scams are nothing too advanced at the moment, and there are no reports of clickjacking worms or other forms of aggressive malware, experts say. But if you're looking for links to bogus surveys promising free iPhones, iPads, and other assorted iDevices, then Ping in iTunes 10 is the social network for you.

iTunes Ping's Latest Problem: Spam (Mashable) 09/03/2010 10:38 AM

Mashable - iTunes Ping is apparently full of spam, yet another hiccup in Apple's road to establishing a legitimate social network.

To Boost Security, Facebook Adds Remote Logout (PC World) 09/02/2010 07:20 PM

PC World - Facebook users will soon have a new way of knocking spammers out of legitimate accounts.

Botnet Takedown May Yield Valuable Data (PC World) 09/02/2010 08:40 AM

PC World - Researchers are hoping to get a better insight on botnets after taking down part of Pushdo, one of the top five networks of hacked computers responsible for most of the world's spam.

Huge Spamming Botnet Injured but Still Alive (PC World) 08/31/2010 01:40 PM

PC World - A botnet responsible for a significant amount of spam has been crippled but may reconstitute itself in a matter of weeks, according to vendor M86 Security.

Symantec 'Black Market' Event Highlights Perils of Cybercrime (PC Magazine) 08/31/2010 11:20 AM

PC Magazine - On September 1, New Yorkers will have a chance to peer inside the sleazy world of cybercrime when the "Norton Black Market Experience" rolls in to Times Square via a converted semi truck.

Jordan amends cyber crimes law after media outcry (AFP) 08/29/2010 03:49 PM

AFP - Jordan on Sunday approved a temporary law on cyber crimes after amending it to appease the fury of journalists who said the legislation was a means to control local news websites.

Hackers attack Philippine government website (AFP) 08/29/2010 02:15 PM

AFP - The Philippines on Sunday ordered all government offices to tighten Internet security after its main information website was brought down by hackers.

Defending the Internet: National Security v. Big Brother (PC World) 08/27/2010 01:46 PM

PC World - In the wake of revelations that the US military network was compromised in 2008, and that US digital interests are under a relative constant threat of attack, the Pentagon is establishing new cyber security initiatives to protect the Internet. The Pentagon strategy--which is part digital NATO, part digital civil defense, and part Big Brother--may ruffle some feathers and raise concerns that the US Internet is becoming a military police state.

Google Fixes Gmail Bug That Turned Email into Spam (PC Magazine) 08/27/2010 01:11 PM

PC Magazine - Google has fixed an issue with Gmail that caused a small percentage of its accounts to repeatedly send email messages over and over.

Gmail Bug Turned Some Users into Spammers (Mashable) 08/27/2010 08:34 AM

Mashable - This week, a Gmail bug caused duplicate messages to be sent from some user accounts. In certain cases, the same messages were sent over and over for several days, which, as you can imagine, must have been extremely annoying to the recipients.

Cracks in computer defenses abound: IBM (AFP) 08/25/2010 07:44 PM

AFP - IBM on Wednesday reported that the number of discovered cracks that hackers could exploit in computer software surged in the first half of the year.

Gmail Glitch Resends Messages Multiple Times (PC World) 08/25/2010 05:50 PM

PC World - Gmail users have been reporting in droves that the Google webmail service is resending messages to their recipients, turning these users into accidental spammers who are unintentionally annoying friends, acquaintances and business contacts.

Report: Cybercrime Increases As SMBs Fail To Fortify Security (PC Magazine) 08/25/2010 10:47 AM

PC Magazine - A new study reveals that many companies aren't prepared to fight cybercrime.

Rustock Botnet Responsible for 40 Percent of Spam (PC World) 08/24/2010 12:10 PM

PC World - More than 40 percent of the world's spam is coming from a single network of computers that computer security experts continue to battle, according to new statistics from Symantec's MessageLabs' division.

Baidu Sues Chinese Security Company (PC World) 08/23/2010 05:40 AM

PC World - Baidu, operator of China's largest search engine, is suing domestic security vendor 360 for unfair competition alleging a version of 360's security software flags both Baidu Toolbar and Baidu Address Bar as malware.