In a second attack, extremely reminiscent of the one that took place this weekend, Facebook users have once again been victimized by cybercriminals. Reports started surfacing this afternoon of yet another rogue Facebook application posting notifications to user profiles that said: (Name on my friend’s list) has just reported you to Facebook for violating our…
Read MoreUK Justice Secretary Jack Straw had his web-based email account compromised last Thursday. Jack Straw, former Home Secretary, used a Hotmail account as his sole public email address. Figure 1. Jack Straw’s contact information from http://www.jackstrawmp.org.uk/contactus.asp In a variation of a theme currently being used on social networking sites, 419 scammers used the compromised account…
Read MoreOver the weekend, an application of extremely dubious intent was released on Facebook. Called “The Error Check System“, this said application appears to be non-destructive, but spread very quickly and very widely and could in the process have collected thousands, hundreds of thousands even, of personal details. The application sent out notifications to Facebook users…
Read MoreXbox Live users, specifically winning players, are being targeted by hackers. Researchers believe that the attacks are done so other Xbox Live users could get back at the players who beat them in a game. A BBC report explains that the tools used in this hacking attack do not target the Xbox Live network but…
Read MoreThe Gmail downtime experienced today may have caused a nasty ruckus by frustrated users, but unknown to these users is an issue bigger than not being able to access email messages. In the midst of the commotion brought about by the outage lasting only a few hours, cybercriminals managed to squeeze in an attempt to…
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