Anatomy of an Android SMS virus – watch out for text messages, even from your friends!
Paul Ducklin looks into "Andr/SlfMite-A", an Android SMS virus. The malware sends itself to your top 20 contacts and foists an third party app for an alternative Android software market onto your device...
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"BadUSB" - what if you could never trust a USB device again?
Imagine if you had to throw away your USB devices after letting someone else use them...
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Facebook iPhone 6 scams - how NOT to get sucked in
We "do the math" to help you explain to your friends and family why they are NOT getting a free iPhone 6 for clicking Like!
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Four online romance scammers jailed - don't get sucked in to Advance Fee Fraud!
Advance Fee Fraud, or AFF, is an age-old scam that goes back at least to the 16th century. Here are some resources you can use to help vulnerable friends and family keep out of the clutches of online romance scammers...
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Clicking 'Like' can cancel your right to sue a company
General Mills might be the first company to rig its legal terms to ensure that interacting with it in just about any way online - downloading or printing a coupon, visiting its website, or getting its email newsletter - means you can't sue it.
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AOL Mail accounts breached, users advised to change passwords
AOL users, change your passwords. AOL said it is investigating a large-scale breach of AOL Mail accounts in which user passwords, security questions, mail addresses, and contact lists were compromised.
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Facebook account cancellation malware poses as Adobe Flash update
Have you received an email asking you to confirm that you wish to cancel your account? Be on your guard.
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Beware fake Facebook notifications arriving in your email
Many Naked Security readers have been in touch asking about emails they have received, claiming to come from Facebook.
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LinkedIn spam leads to pump-and-dump stock scam
Spam emails claiming to come from LinkedIn appear to encourage investors to buy shares in a company, with the intention of making money by pumping-and-dumping the stock.
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Is this *your* passport being used by email scammers?
Have you received an email from "Karen Shaw"? Has she sent you her passport details? Be on your guard against email scammers.
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Watch out! Widespread wire transfer confirmation emails carry malware
Cybercriminals have widely spammed out a malware campaign today, posing as a confirmation email about a wire transfer. You may not be the kind of person who would fall for the attack, but can you say the same for your friends and family members?
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FBI arrests 24 in internet credit card fraud ring
The FBI charged 28 and arrested 24 in the bust of a major internet credit card fraud ring today. The accused were involved in a large variety of fraud schemes involving 411,000 credit cards and over $205 million.
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