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Fake Pope Twitter account proves malicious potential of breaking news
14.03.2013
Mere minutes after it become publicly known that Argentinian cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected to serve as the new Pope, Internet users around the world began searching for him on social networks.
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Published celeb credit reports came from government-mandated website
13.03.2013
U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama, former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, former U.S.
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Hackers steal, leak financial info of U.S. celebrities and politicians
12.03.2013
Detailed personal and financial information of a number of U.S.
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Bogus alert from Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit carries malware
08.03.2013
Malware peddlers are impersonating Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit to convince users to download a malicious attachment and run it on their computers, warns Sophos.
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Identity theft on the rise this tax season
06.03.2013
The threat of identity theft this tax season leaves consumers with more to worry about than whether or not a tax return is in the mail.
Spotlight

IT security jobs: What's in demand and how to meet it
Posted on 15 May 2013. | Let's say you want a career in information security, where do you start? What credentials do you need? What are employers looking for? Read on to find some answers.

Is Microsoft is reading your Skype communications?
Posted on 15 May 2013. | The question of whether Skype allows U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies to access the communications exchanged by its users has still not been adequately answered by Microsoft.

Internet Explorer best at blocking malware
Posted on 14 May 2013. | While Chrome’s malware download protection improved significantly, Internet Explorer 10 continues to outperform the other browsers with a block rate of 99.96%.

Researcher refuses to help Saudi telco to spy on people
Posted on 14 May 2013. | You would think that a Saudi Arabian telecom firm interested in monitoring its users' mobile communications would not be asking a well-known pro-privacy researcher for help, but you would be wrong.

Malicious browser extensions are hijacking Facebook accounts
Posted on 13 May 2013. | Facebook users - especially those in Brazil - are being targeted with malicious browser extensions trying to hijack Facebook profiles, warns Microsoft.
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