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- FOXNews apparent victim of Twitter phishing attack
- FOXNews apparent victim of Twitter phishing attackReally?I never knew that Bill O'Reilly was gay? Wow you learn new things on the internet everyday. Stupid attacker couldn't even get the damn name right. Probably some fool that heard from someone else that they hated O'Reilly so they hate...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, SECURITY, Twitter phishing attack, apparent victim, Twitter phishing, FoxNews, phishing, attack, Twitter
- Discussion threads 2009-01-05
- Twitter phishing... inside Twitter
- Twitter phishing... inside TwitterWOTI think all of this is a WOTWaste of Time and energy on much to do about nothing.I have to say, what happened to someone actually going out and taking the dog out, or riding a 4 wheeler orgoing out to a wildlife refuge?RE: Twitter phishing... inside...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Twitter, Twitter phishing, phishing
- Discussion threads 2009-01-04
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- Scams surfacing on Twitter, Facebook
- Twitter users warned about direct messages that said: "I make money online with google. i learned how here [link]." Facebook users were getting a bogus link from a friend. Twitter and Facebook users were getting hit with scams on Monday. Twitter users warned about direct messages...
- Tags: Facebook, Twitter Inc., Phishing, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Twitter, malware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Elinor Mills CNET News
- News items 2009-11-02
- SocialToo gives social networkers a false sense of security
- False SenseI think there is an innate false sense of security with social media after the initial exposure and use of a platform (FB, TWTR, LinkedIn etc.).Anything that adds an additional layer of "false sense" needs to be brought in the light, as you did... good post.If SocialToo "GETS IT"...
- Tags: Viruses and worms, SocialToo, false sense, social networker, networker, security
- Discussion threads 2009-09-28
- News to know: IDF; Skype; New neutrality; HP; Palm; Madoff
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. John Morris: Intel: 32nm is just the beginning Sam Diaz: Intel on laptop chips: Speed kills Mary Jo...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Hewlett-Packard Co., Twitter Inc., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-09-24
- Newest Twitter phishing attack is not 'rofl'-worthy
- Looks like the bad guys are up to it again. Or still. Or again. Twitter is being inundated with warnings about a new phishing attempt that tries to take advantage of, you guessed it - user vanity and sense of humor. The new attempt, after taking hold...
- Tags: Twitter Inc., Phishing, Cyberthreats, Corporate Communications, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Marketing, Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2009-09-23
- News to know: Microsoft; T-Mobile Cliq; MotoBlur; @facebook; Oracle
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft founds, funds a new open-source foundation Is Microsoft stalling on its GPL Linux drivers? ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Oracle Corp., Mobile, T-Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Motorola Inc., Identity Theft, Phishing, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Communications, Smart Phones, Security, Spam And Phishing, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-11
- The most dangerous celebrities to search for in 2009
- Searching for which celebrity has the highest probability of tricking you into visiting a malware-friendly web site? Last year it was Brad Pitt, but according to this year's McAfee report "Riskiest Celebrities to Search on the Web", it's Jessica Biel related searches that have "one in five...
- Tags: Search Engine Optimization, Web, Digg, Malware, Keyword, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Channel Management, Viruses And Worms, Search, Security, Marketing, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-08-27
- Rogue Facebook apps steal log-in data, send spam
- Facebook appsI'm already deeply suspicious of facebook apps. Many of them seem to be little more than chain letters ("send this to all of your friends") and many of the "send a drink/snack/smile/ETC" seem to encourage content-free communication. Also, I'm bombarded by "send a drink, ETC" requests from...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Facebook
- Discussion threads 2009-08-20
- Security risks of Web 2.0 tools should not be overlooked by enterprises, individuals
- Id Theft would be my first concernIf a hacker asked for your name, address, college, company name , profession and a head shot picture, he/she would have a great head start at worming into your identity. That's exactly what people are putting on Facebook and other social sites. I'll pass...
- Tags: Facebook, Web 2.0 Tool, Web 2.0, security, Web
- Discussion threads 2009-08-07
- Security risks of Web 2.0 tools should not be overlooked by enterprises, individuals
- Like it or not, the use of Web 2.0 technology use in enterprises is here to stay. Even longstanding enterprise software providers, such as Salesforce.com, have created tools for integrating social networks into the customer support and lead generation process. And you'd be hard-pressed to find a Fortune 500 company...
- Tags: Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2009-08-05
- Does Twitter's malware link filter really work?
- Today, researchers from F-Secure stumbled upon a long-anticipated feature in Twitter's fight against malicious abuse of its service - a malware URL filter preventing automatically registered or compromised legitimate accounts from tweeting known malicious links. Whenever a Twitter user is attempting to post a link to a...
- Tags: Malware, Twitter, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-08-03
- Twitter turns to Google for help with malware attacks
- As it scrambles to cope with a noticeable surge in malware attacks targeting its users, Twitter has found a friend in Google. The popular micro-blogging service has quietly started using the Google Safe Browsing API to block links to known malicious Web sites. ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Malware, Twitter, Attack, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-08-03
- Guy Kawasaki's Twitter account hijacked, pushes Windows and Mac malware
- The Twitter account belonging to venture capitalist and Mac evangelist Guy Kawasaki was hijacked yesterday and used to push malware to some 140,000 Twitter users. The attack screenshot above included a link to what purported to be a "sex tape video free download" linked to Gossip...
- Tags: Web, Apple Macintosh, Malware, Microsoft Windows, Guy Kawasaki, Twitter, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Channel Management, Corporate Communications, Web Site Development, Domain Names, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Marketing, Internet, Hardware, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-06-24
- Twitter API ripe for abuse by web worms
- Twitter API ripe for abuse by web wormsTwitter Phishing ProblemMy Twitter account was hacked check out probably due to Phishing attack on some third party applications. Check out - http://bawaal.com/blog/?p=295RE: Twitter API ripe for abuse by web wormsThat is one good reason NOT to use Twitter.RE: Twitter API ripe for...
- Tags: Channel management, Web, Twitter, web worm, Twitter API, API
- Discussion threads 2009-05-27
- Identity thieves take aim at Facebook users
- Identity thieves are currently launching a massive attack on Facebook, using fake log-in pages to hijack usernames and passwords. The attackers are using Facebook's mail system to send a one-line message luring users to "fbaction.net," a site that clones the social networking site's log-in screen. ...
- Tags: Facebook, Identity Thieve, Social Networking, Phishing, Security, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Spam And Phishing, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-04-29
- Twitter hit by multiple variants of XSS worm
- During the weekend and early Monday, at least four separate variants of the original StalkDaily.com XSS worm hit the popular micro-blogging site Twitter, automatically hijacking accounts and advertising the author's web site by posting tweets on behalf of the account holders, by exploiting cross site scripting flaws at the site....
- Tags: Flaw, XSS, Worm, Twitter, www.StalkDaily.com, Mikeyy XSS, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-04-14
- Live coverage of Apple's iPhone 3.0 preview event
- Welcome to live coverage of Apple's iPhone 3.0 preview event. The event is over now but you can read about it here as it unfolded. [ See also: Apple announces copy and paste, MMS, Spotlight, more for iPhone ] 08:47am: While we're waiting, what...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Gameloft, Developer Beta, Games, Personal Technology, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2009-03-17
- News to know: Dell; Azure; Yahoo reorg; Facebook; Oracle
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Azure: One big, happy platform? Microsoft: Here are some of the Win 7 changes coming in...
- Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Oracle Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., E-books, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Leadership, Strategy, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management
- Blog posts 2009-02-27
- News to know: Congress; Newser; Apple; VMware; High-speed rail
- Harry Fuller: Confronting Congressional hypocrisy The U.S. is losing it Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Newser Versus The New York Times, Revisited: Who's Copying Whom? Andrew Nusca: Apple director: 'no change' in Jobs' plans Sam Diaz: No Twitter blasts...
- Tags: Google Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, U.S. Congress, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., Sam Diaz, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Cloud Computing, E-mail Providers, Strategy, Hardware, Internet, Management
- Blog posts 2009-02-26
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