Word comes that more than 500,000 Macintosh machines are potentially infected with a virus – one that is specifically targeting Macs:  It’s called Flashback Trojan.  The virus is a variation on one that is normally aimed at PCs – typically powered by a Microsoft (MS) Windows operating system.

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Very insightful talk from Justin Hall-Tipping  filmed July 2011.  He covers some very unique discoveries and their implications on electric power, light, water supply energy grid etc.

Ted Talk on Freeing eletricity from the grid

VIDEO: How to steal passwords from a locked iPhone | Naked Security.

Android malware spies on your SMS messages – but is it part of the Zeus family? | Naked Security.

How phone hacking worked and how to make sure you’re not a victim | Naked Security.

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Hundreds of thousands of Facebook users have fallen for a social-engineering trick which allowed a clickjacking worm to spread quickly over Facebook this holiday weekend.

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“This horrific photo forced photographer to kill himself!” said the messages, which spread via Facebook like wildfire at the weekend – but what was the real story behind the phenomenon?  And how should you clean-up your Facebook account if you were hit? 

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Find out how scammers are gaming Google and Bing to distribute malware attacks in ways your users may not expect. Read more and watch Chet Wisniewski’s latest video.

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Olympus Japan has admitted that some of its Stylus Touch 6010 digital cameras came complete with an unwanted worm – capable of infecting Windows. Learn more about the embarrassing infection, and how you can prevent yourself from being hit.