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Monthly Archives: August 2014
Apple iOS malware gets onto 75,000 iPhones, steals ad clicks
Apple keeps iOS locked down, so malware on iPhones and iPads is very rare. But iOS malware does happen, and this one is called “AdThief” because that’s exactly what it does – steals ad click revenue…
Facebook given 4 weeks to respond to “largest privacy class action in Europe”
Austrian law student Max Schrems has won the first round in his class action lawsuit against Facebook over online privacy. Schrems and others are seeking damages of €500 each ($664/£400) for alleged data violations by Facebook.
The UPS Store breach – what went wrong and what UPS got right
Data breaches at 51 UPS Stores in two dozen US states have put as many as 100,000 customers at risk of identity theft and credit card fraud, after malware was found on the stores’ networks. Clearly something went wrong, but here’s what UPS got right …
We need to talk about email
Today the people of the world will exchange about 250 *billion* messages using a system that has been shockingly insecure for decades: email. That’s why we need to talk about email…
Android users – Sophos needs you (and you could bag a prize)!
Sophos is looking for beta testers for the new version of Sophos Mobile Security for Android. And to sweeten the deal, we’re giving away 20 Google Play gift cards worth $25.
Police push for phone screen locking by default
The UK’s Met Police has been putting pressure on mobile device makers to enable screen locks on all new mobile devices, to encourage better security and reduce theft.
Mother tracks down Facebook predator who lured son away from home
The child predator persuaded the boy to meet him by threatening suicide. Even after his mother told Adam Brown to block contact with her son, he persisted in messaging the young teenager. 
SSCC161 – What do you mean, “Trade him for Edward Snowden”? [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest Chet Chat security podcast! Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin once again turn plain old news into advice you can use.
‘Facebook Drug Task Force’ hoax cranks up the paranoia
Just in time for Facebook’s newly announced “Satire” tag, a satirical news site brings us Facebook’s corporate police force, replete with assault weapons and anti-bomb vehicles, transporting their first two busted users to the nation’s first corporate jail – which is in Facebook’s Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters, of course. 