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Hacker Takes Over Justin Bieber’s Twitter Account, Blocks Followers

Canadian singer Justin Bieber has a lot of fans, but as it turns out, there are a lot of people that dislike him a great deal. An individual from the latter category hacked his Twitter account and posted a tweet with the #biebermy[expletive] hashtag. Justin Bieber proudly announced that there were 19 million Beliebe...

28 March 2012
03:05 GMT

Beware of Shady “Facebook Profile Viewer” Application

A rogue application called Facebook Profile Viewer is being advertised on the social media network, promising to show users the names of those who have been visiting their profiles. In reality, it’s nothing more than a malicious app that collects information and spreads like a plague from one account to the oth...

27 March 2012
15:01 GMT

Strong Passwords Can Be Inspired by the Bible, Bishop Says

The use of strong passwords is recommended by every security expert out there and many of them even devised clever techniques for creating hard-to-guess passwords that are easy to remember. Now, the Bishop of Rochester started teaching his parishioners how to create strong passwords using Bible passages. According ...

27 March 2012
08:14 GMT

"Free iPad 3" Scams Emerge on Facebook

“Don't be duped into believing there's an easy way to get one for free,” warns Graham Cluley, security consultant at Sophos. “The iPad 3 doesn't exist yet.” Writing over at the Naked Security Blog that he regularly maintains with updates for the Apple fan base, Graham Cluley is...

29 February 2012
09:48 GMT

Fake iPhone 5 Specs Floating Around

A new phishing scam is doing the rounds purporting as a message from Tumblr, with alleged technical specifications of the next-generation iPhone. Graham Cluley, of security firm Sophos, advises people to steer clear of such phony offers. The scam alleges that Apple and Tumblr have somehow teamed up for a promo to gi...

30 January 2012
09:51 GMT

Mark Zuckerberg Not Giving Away Free iPhones and iPads

Sophos’ Senior Technology Consultant, Graham Cluley, has discovered a new phishing scam that has the potential to trick Apple fans into signing up for a mobile phone subscription service that charges them £4.50 (around 7 bucks) every week. According to Cluley, scammers are hoping to catch you off guard w...

9 January 2012
13:01 GMT

Sophos Warns of New Trojan Targeting Mac Users

Sophos is sounding the alarm on OSX/Tsunami-A, a newly emerged backdoor Trojan horse for Mac OS X. The company’s senior technology consultant says it’s a dangerous one!The news comes high on the heels of another Trojan targeting Macs - Flashback, whose multiple variants masquerade as a Flash player instal...

26 October 2011
07:34 GMT

Sophos Raises Security Concerns Over iOS 5 Siri

Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos is signaling that Siri, the personal assistant in iOS 5, has been implemented with default settings that leaves phones vulnerable.Mr. Cluley, with whom I’ve had the pleasure to discuss Mac security issues on several occasions, reveals in a new blog entry tha...

20 October 2011
09:37 GMT

Sophos Says to Use Antivirus as Apple Patches Another OS X Trojan

Apple has updated the Xprotect malware definitions for Mac OS X to flag a recently discovered Trojan, but Graham Cluley of Sophos advises Mac users to stay on the safe side and install antivirus software.Following the recent discovery of a new piece of malware targeting Macs, Graham Cluley, senior technology consulta...

27 September 2011
07:51 GMT

PDF Vulnerability in JailbreakMe 3.0 Can Be Easily Patched

JailbreakMe, Comex’s iOS hack that exploits a PDF vulnerability to run unauthorized code on iPhones and iPads, could pose serious security threats, according to Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos. However, the hole can be easily closed by users with a quick visit to the right place on Cydia.A...

7 July 2011
04:04 GMT

Sophos: 'Install an Antivirus on Your Mac. The Dream Is Over'

With a new Mac Defender variant emerging hours after Apple’s Security Update 2011-003, we asked security software vendor Sophos “is it safe to say Cupertino is now engaging in its first ever cat and mouse game with cyber criminals?” “I think it's fair to say that Apple has never found it...

2 June 2011
13:01 GMT

Softpedia Exclusive Interview: Sophos

For the past several years, security experts from Sophos have actively kept users informed about the latest malware threats and attacks on the Internet. However, consumers might not be familiar with the company's products, because the UK-based security vendor only caters to businesses and organizations.We recent...

24 December 2010
12:01 GMT

Author of First iPhone Worm Gets Job as Developer

Sophos’ Graham Cluley has updated his blog with news that the author of the Ikee worm, emerged earlier this month, has gotten himself places, thanks to his malicious feat. Cluley doesn’t care much for the hacker and would rather see him pay for his actions, rather than get rewarded.“The author of th...

26 November 2009
06:15 GMT


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