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"Twitter is going to start charging" phishing scheme pops up
23.11.2012
Twitter users are being actively targeted with DMs falsely announcing Twitter's decision to start charging its use, warns the pair behind the @TweerSmarter account.
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Curiosity-piquing Twitter DM leads to double threat
15.11.2012
A double threat has been aimed at Twitter users as Direct Messages carrying a Facebook link and the question "what on earth could you be doing in our movie?" are currently doing rounds.
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Malware spreads fake Twitter and Facebook messages
14.11.2012
PandaLabs detected a new Twitter spam campaign that may compromise user security.
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Constant connectivity to social networks goes hand-in-hand with malware
10.10.2012
In September, GFI threat researchers documented a number of cybercrime campaigns directed at users of various social networking sites including direct message spam on Twitter and a phony Pinterest application.
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Twitter account hijacking exposes easy-to-exploit security flaw
02.10.2012
The hijacking of the Twitter account that belongs to user Daniel Dennis Jones and his subsequent investigation into the matter has revealed a Twitter security weakness that makes it easy for hackers to do the same to all users that employ short and uninventive passwords, reports BuzzFeed.
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The CSO perspective on healthcare security and compliance
Posted on 20 May 2013. | Randall Gamby is the CSO of the Medicaid Information Service Center of New York. In this interview he discusses healthcare security and compliance challenges and offers a variety of tips.

Cyber espionage campaign uses professionally-made malware
Posted on 20 May 2013. | A massive cyber espionage campaign has been hitting government ministries, IT companies, academic research institutions, and more.

Ransomware adds password stealing to its arsenal
Posted on 17 May 2013. | Microsoft researchers are warning about a new variant of the well-known Reveton ransomware doing rounds.

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.

Hacking charge stations for electric cars
Posted on 15 May 2013. | Ofer Shezaf talks about what charge stations really are, why they have to be ‘smart’ and the potential risks created to the grid, to the car and most importantly to its owner’s privacy and safety.
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