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Exclusive: Hacked companies still not telling investors
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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:46:14 GMT
Reuters - At least a half-dozen major U.S. companies whose computers have been infiltrated by cyber criminals or international spies have not admitted to the incidents despite new guidance from securities regulators urging such disclosures.
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Android “malware” turned out to be benign
(Appolicious)
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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:15:00 GMT
Appolicious - Consumers got a lesson in malware safety this week when Symantec and Lookout security companies presented different perspectives on “Android.Counterclank.” Symantec identified the string of apps as malware, but Lookout insisted the apps weren’t malicious but merely annoying adware Trojans. After several days of debating the semantics of malware, Symantec retracted its original statement, falling in line with Lookout’s assessment after all.
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New DMARC email authentication aims to stop phishing
(Digital Trends)
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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:17:37 GMT
Digital Trends - Email spam has been a problem for even longer than commercial activity has been permitted on the Internet, and thanks to botnet operators, scammers, and outright cybercriminals spam has ballooned to account for the vast majority of all email. Although antispam technologies and filters have improved considerable over the years—and there have been some notable victories, like the takedown of the Rustock botnet last year—email operators and end users are always playing catch-up to the spammers, who always seem to find new ways to get a few messages into people’s inboxes.
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Sarah Palin email hacker loses appeal
(Reuters)
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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:48:14 GMT
Reuters - A former college student convicted for hacking into Sarah Palin's e-mail account during the 2008 presidential election lost a bid to overturn his felony conviction on Monday.
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New Android malware? Or just an ad network?
(Digital Trends)
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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:10:46 GMT
Digital Trends - Security firm Symantec raised eyebrows last week with a security notice about software it has dubbed Android.Counterclank, malware that the company claims can be found in over a dozen apps in the official Android market that have been installed as many as 5 million times. According to Symantec, CounterClank is a “bot-like” threat that, once installed on an Android device, can steal information and pass it along to a malicious host, and the software can respond to remote commands to carry out certain actions on the Android device. Devices with the software running might see a service running under the name “apperhand,” along with a new Search icon on the home screen.
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Symantec, Lookout Mobile Security debate latest Android “malware” attack
(Appolicious)
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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:36:00 GMT
Appolicious - If you have an Android device, malware threats are nothing new, just something with which you’ve learned to deal. Mobile security companies usually alert the public when any major malware or Trojan threat is discovered in the Android Market, but rarely do they disagree over what’s actually considered malware. This question’s been raised in regards to the latest string of Android Market botnets uncovered by Symantec, in what could be the largest botnet setup in Android’s history with as many as 5 million victims.
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US cybersecurity efforts trigger privacy concerns
(AP)
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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:33:30 GMT
AP - The federal government's plan to expand computer security protections into critical parts of private industry is raising concerns that the move will threaten Americans' civil liberties.
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Evi tops Android Apps of the Week
(Appolicious)
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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:30:00 GMT
Appolicious - There’s been a second wave of Siri clones on the rise this week, with the launch of Evi gaining plenty of attention. While Android users seek their own version of the popular iPhone 4S artificial intelligence assistant, Evi, SimSimi and others have continued to gain traction in the Android Market. Lookout Labs unveiled a great app for visualizing mobile security threats, giving you deeper insight to malware behavior over time. Apartments.com also broke out with an Android app this week, joining the top real estate resources in the Market.
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Facebook takes on 'clickjacking' spammers in court
(Reuters)
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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:05:58 GMT
Reuters - Facebook and the state of Washington sued a company on Thursday they accused of a practice called "clickjacking" that fools users of the world's top social network into visiting advertising sites, divulging personal information and spreading the scam to friends.
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