Email and messaging threats

In a post Tuesday on its Facebook page, the telco said some SingNet email users had received emails from “Singnet” requesting for their passwords within five working days in order to avoid having their email accounts terminated.

The move is the latest by Pakistan to curb Internet freedom ahead of elections in the country, say activists.

The recent Epsilon breach impacted many businesses and consumers - Epsilon has some 2,500 companies as its clients - but what can affected users do, besides getting angry and frustrated?

Sophos is warning Facebook users to be wary of bogus event invites that are currently circulating on the social network. Spammers have invited millions of Facebook users to fake events in an attempt to generate income from online survey scams.

China took the title as the world’s most spammed country in the latest MessageLabs Intelligence Report.