| Facebook Glitch Let Spammer Post to Walls
(PC World) |
PC World - A clever spammer found a glitch in Facebook's photo upload system and used it to post thousands of unwanted Wall messages this week. |
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| Spammers Take Over Apple's New Ping Social Network
(NewsFactor) |
NewsFactor - Apple launched iTunes 10 with Ping, a new music-oriented social network, on Wednesday. Within hours, the site fell victim to spammers looking to make a quick buck from Apple's unsuspecting 160 million music lovers exploring the new way to discover what music their friends are listening to. |
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| Germany to Launch Antibotnet Program for Consumers
(PC World) |
PC World - Germany will soon launch a service to help consumers remove malicious software from their computers in an attempt to stem the spread of spam-sending botnets. |
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| Apple's Ping Inundated with Spam Comments
(PC Magazine) |
PC Magazine - Days after its release, Apple's new Ping social network within iTunes is being inundated with spam comments. |
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| Apple's Ping a Scammer's Haven? Security Experts Say Watch Out
(PC World) |
PC World - Apple's music-focused social network, Ping is only a few days old, and already the iTunes-based feature is "drowning in scams and spams," security researchers say. The scams are nothing too advanced at the moment, and there are no reports of clickjacking worms or other forms of aggressive malware, experts say. But if you're looking for links to bogus surveys promising free iPhones, iPads, and other assorted iDevices, then Ping in iTunes 10 is the social network for you. |
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| iTunes Ping's Latest Problem: Spam
(Mashable) |
Mashable - iTunes Ping is apparently full of spam, yet another hiccup in Apple's road to establishing a legitimate social network. |
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| To Boost Security, Facebook Adds Remote Logout
(PC World) |
PC World - Facebook users will soon have a new way of knocking spammers out of legitimate accounts. |
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| Botnet Takedown May Yield Valuable Data
(PC World) |
PC World - Researchers are hoping to get a better insight on botnets after taking down part of Pushdo, one of the top five networks of hacked computers responsible for most of the world's spam. |
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| Huge Spamming Botnet Injured but Still Alive
(PC World) |
PC World - A botnet responsible for a significant amount of spam has been crippled but may reconstitute itself in a matter of weeks, according to vendor M86 Security. |
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| Symantec 'Black Market' Event Highlights Perils of Cybercrime
(PC Magazine) |
PC Magazine - On September 1, New Yorkers will have a chance to peer inside the sleazy world of cybercrime when the "Norton Black Market Experience" rolls in to Times Square via a converted semi truck. |
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| Jordan amends cyber crimes law after media outcry
(AFP) |
 AFP - Jordan on Sunday approved a temporary law on cyber crimes after amending it to appease the fury of journalists who said the legislation was a means to control local news websites.
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| Hackers attack Philippine government website
(AFP) |
 AFP - The Philippines on Sunday ordered all government offices to tighten Internet security after its main information website was brought down by hackers.
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