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Get into Infosec Europe 2015 for free, hear great talks!
Get a free pass to Infosec Europe (2/3/4 June 2015) and stop by at our stand to say hello. Attend our free talks…no paid actors, no sales pitches and no canned product demos: we’re giving educational presentations that we hope will both entertain and educate.
IC3 urges social media users to beware: scams and fraud are surging
12% of the 269,422 complaints received in 2014 had a social media aspect, be it doxing, clickjacking or pharming. Here’s how to stay safe. 
Ransomware attack led animal porn collector to confess to police
A UK man has been given a non-custodial sentence this week, after a ransomware infection on his computer led him to report himself to police. The man’s computer held several hundred animal porn images, described in court as “extreme” and “revolting”.
Surely not the “Virus DESTROYS Computer” story again? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Our weekly fun-but-serious one-minute security video. Malware hype, FTC action and some ancient history (well, the LOVE BUG)… enjoy.
SSCC 197 – Could the LOVE BUG virus outbreak happen again? [PODCAST]
Listen to our latest podcast. From the end of Patch Tuesday to the likelihood of another virus outbreak like LOVE BUG, here’s news and discussion with plenty of sound advice…
Can the Rombertik malware really “destroy computers”? No, no, three times NO!
We didn’t really want to get drawn into this one. But it’s hard to avoid commenting on malware that has variously been described as a “terrifying suicide bomber'” and as having a payload that “destroys computers.”
Accused game hacker flees to Europe, says he can’t afford defence
The Australian, who’s fled to Europe, was 17 when he allegedly took part in the heist of unreleased gaming and Apache helicopter training software.
Microsoft Word Intruder – the malware that writes new malware for you
Malware construction kits started in the 1990s as a way of expanding the virus-writing counterculture, but now they are all about money. SophosLabs looks at MWI, the Microsoft Word Intruder…
Memories of the LOVE BUG – 15 years ago today
It said “ILOVEYOU”, and it promised a harmless-looking text file. But it actually contained an email virus that got just about everywhere. Could something like this ever happen again?