Monday, 21 May 2012
Sophos reports that Facebook has won a US$873 million judgement against a Canadian man who bombarded millions of the social networking site's members with unsolicited spam messages.
A Canadian man, Adam Guerbuez must pay $873 million for hacking into the profiles of Facebook members to send them spam messages advertising porn sites and male enhancement pills.
F-Secure Security Response Labs has spotted a fake Friendster website that steals the email address and password information from unsuspecting visitors. The same China-registered domain also points to a fake Facebook site.
Should companies be concerned about employees' social networking? Bruce Schenier and Marcus Ranum take opposite sides on this issue.
IT security and control firm Sophos is reminding Facebook users to exercise caution about which third-party applications they install on their profile.
Thumbdive, a new social networking service accessible on an iPhone or PC, enables members to easily share their web updates and engage with friends, family and colleagues - without worrying about who's watching or listening in.
Kaspersky Lab has responded to the latest phishing attack on Facebook with a practical guide for all users of the Internet on how to stay safe online from the threat of cybercrime.
Since the beginning of May, Symantec has observed a new wave of phishing attacks on Facebook users, and it seems these attacks are set to continue with a current method of attack that targets a victim’s Facebook account.
Sophos says personal information may be placed at risk - and is perhaps best kept off the Internet - following news that social networking website Facebook contained a flaw that could have allowed hackers to access sensitive profile information about the site's 200 million users.
BitDefender malware researchers have identified a new variant of the Koobface worm, which now affects Twitter user accounts.
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MasterCard tackles BYOD with strict conditions
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HID Global deploys a centralized, web-based IP access control solution at Fuxi Power Plant
Unable to meet the needs for real-time monitoring with its traditional patrol system, China's Fuxi Power Plant has deployed HID Global's VertX V2000.
