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September 15, 2009

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 11:00 AM/EST

Google Groups Gamed by Trojan

Attackers are using Google Groups to test new a new variation of Web 2.0 Trojan control.

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August 18, 2009

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:37 AM/EST

Social Networks Top Hackers' Favorites

A new report from Breach Security underscores just how much hackers like social networks. According to the company, during the first half of 2009, social networks were the most targeted vertical market when it comes to Web hacking.

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July 29, 2009

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 9:45 AM/EST

Black Hat: Security Research Celebs Prepare to Rock Black Hat

All the ethical hacking and vulnerability management rock stars are ready to go in Vegas at Black Hat.

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July 28, 2009

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 7:19 AM/EST

Twitter Attacks Getting Smarter

Twitter-borne attacks just keep on getting slicker. It might not be long before they so well mimic real user interactions that it's impossible to tell the difference.

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July 20, 2009

Monday, July 20, 2009 9:30 PM/EST

Can Malware Help Erin Andrews?

ESPN reporter Erin Andrews got stung by a spy camera, but thanks to the work of an unexpected group of allies, malware scammers, she may get a small measure of justice.

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July 17, 2009

Friday, July 17, 2009 7:30 AM/EST

Sexy New Mobile Botnet on the Move?

Security researchers are pointing to a recent SMS spam-bred attack as evidence that malware gangs may have finally begun attempting to launch botnets that target mobile devices.

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July 14, 2009

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 12:06 AM/EST

Sinowal Distribution on the Rise

The Sinowal Trojan is back in not-so-heavy rotation backed by an angle on Twitter data saved in users' browsers.

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July 10, 2009

Friday, July 10, 2009 11:52 AM/EST

Koobface Worm Lands on Twitter

After making the rounds on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, the notorious Koobface worm has made its way to Twitter. According to Trend Micro, the worm infected a couple hundred Twitter users over the span of just a few hours Thursday.

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July 9, 2009

Thursday, July 09, 2009 12:58 AM/EST

Trojans, Tweets Lead Malware Surge

Trojan attacks and dirty Tweets were major trends across the malware spectrum during Q2 2009.

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July 8, 2009

Wednesday, July 08, 2009 10:44 AM/EST

Social Security Numbers Not as Safe as We Thought?

The Social Security Administration says people shouldn't panic - recent research from Carnegie Mellon University does not mean identity thieves have a foolproof way of guessing your social security information.

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