Naked Security - Sophos

Malware: 'Scan from a HP OfficeJet' attack spammed out widely

Graham Cluley — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:37:54 +0000

A malware attack cloaks its true intentions by posing as a emailed scan from a printer. Would your users click on the attachment without thinking twice?

Build your own malware monster

Romana Ward — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:22:28 +0000

Like Lego? Here's a challenge for you.

Firefox for Android and SMS messages? A dangerous mix

David Pottage — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:16:01 +0000

Concerns are raised over the beta version of Firefox for Android, after it demands that users allow it to access your smartphone's ability to send and receive SMS messages. Could such a permission be a security threat for the future?

Megaupload's Kim Dotcom bursts the jail bubble

Paul Ducklin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:34:32 +0000

File sharing entrepreneur Kim Dotcom, the larger-than-life figure who was controversially busted by the cops hiding in a panic room in his $30 million mansion in New Zealand, has finally convinced a court to grant him bail.

YouPorn passwords available for download, thousands of users exposed

Graham Cluley — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:52:13 +0000

Want a free password for one of the world's most popular adult websites? YouPorn, one of the world's most popular porn video websites appears to have been caught with its pants down.

IMP or CCDP? Who cares, it's still storing your data

Lachlan Urquhart — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:02:17 +0000

The Communications Capabilities Development Programme is the British government's attempt at rehashing the opposing Labour party's failed surveillance reforms. The Interception Modernisation Programme was the subject of much criticism; does this new programme look any better?

IRS releases its top 'Dirty Dozen' tax scams

Lisa Vaas — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:26:23 +0000

Ushering in tax season, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released its annual "Dirty Dozen" tax scams for 2012.

Beware Changelog spammed-out malware attack

Graham Cluley — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:15:54 +0000

Internet users are receiving emails claiming to contain a changelog - but the files attached are really designed to infect computers.

Alleged fraudster has until next week to decrypt her hard drive for prosecutors

Graham Cluley — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:30:59 +0000

Prosecutors are keen to discover what is on the encrypted laptop of Ramona Fricosu, a Colorado woman accused of committing financial fraud. The case has raised interesting questions of whether you can be forced by law to hand over your password, or decrypt your computer.

Pirate Bay faces UK web block

Graham Cluley — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:21:40 +0000

The High Court in London has paved the way for what could become a nationwide ban on accessing the notorious Pirate Bay file-sharing website.