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• Teen Jailed for Hacking Scientology Site A New Jersey man was sentenced to a year in prison plus $37,500 fine for his role in a DDoS attack last year.
• Fake Payment Request Attack Ramps Up More than a million trojan-laden spam attacks are masquerading as a payment confirmation request.
• Spear Phishers Hunting PR Firms and Lawyers, Says FBI FBI adds that fraudsters continue to hijack accounts on social networking sites and spread malicious software by using various techniques.
• Viruses, Malware Creeping into Online Games Maker of online gaming protection software reveals why virus attacks on video games is a problem that has increased over 600 percent in the past year.
• Top 5 Social Engineering Exploit Techniques Learn to pwn humans for fun and profit -- or simply learn these techniques so you can avoid being scammed.
• Web Site Security Holes Make Case for Protection The prevalence of vulnerabilities in scanned Web sites show why you can't just watch where you surf and be safe online.
• How to Deny Service to a Federal Wiretap Researchers have discovered flaws in the wiretapping standard used to define how switches should transmit wiretapped information to authorities.
• Facebook Invasion: Beware of New 'Smart' Worm Hot on the heels of a reported hijacking of hundreds of Facebook groups, a new variation on an old worm is crawling its way into the social network's walls.
• New Malware Affects Jailbroken iPhones Yesterday, security firm Intego reported the discovery of a harmful piece of malware affecting jailbroken iPhones that can obtain personal data.
• Google Dashboard Creates Security and Privacy Concerns The new Google Dashboard addresses concerns that users have regarding just how much Google knows about them. Providing a resource like the Google Dashboard that presents all associated information in one place may actually create more privacy and security issues than it solves though.
• SSL Hole Cracks Open Secured Web Traffic A newly disclosed security vulnerability allows for breaking into any protected SSL traffic, including HTTPS.
• Developer Finds Major Coding Errors in Facebook, MySpace Update: Social networking sites MySpace and Facebook have apparently fixed coding errors that could have allowed an attacker access user data.
• Report: Malware Makers Are Organized, Sophisticated Cybercriminals are organized like corporations, and follow regular software release cycles, says principal group program manager for the Microsoft Malware Protection Center.
• A Single Sign-In for All Your Websites? Google Hopes So The Official Google Blog on Tuesday beat the OpenID drum, and gave a quick run-through of how the service might benefit Facebook and Plaxo users.
• Fix Old Flaws to Stop New Attacks Making sure you've fixed these old security holes will go a long way towards keeping your PC safe from current attacks.
• Microsoft: Worms Are Most Prevalent Security Problem The Conficker worm continues to be one of the most prevalent threats facing PCs running Windows, according to a new Microsoft report.
• Three Minutes with Microsoft's Security Guru Don't judge Microsoft Security by the number of patch Tuesday bulletins, says Steve Lipner, director of security engineering.
• Ex- CEO Charged in Denial of Service Attack A federal grand jury indicts the former CEO of YouSendIt of trying to sabotage his former company.
• Cybersecurity Quiz: Know Your Threats Separate cybersecurity fact from fiction in this survey of the threats posed by cyberattacks.
• Trust the Cloud? Americans Say No Way Identity theft concerns are keeping Americans from storing confidential data in the clouds, a study shows.
• Are Flash Cookies Devouring Your Privacy? Small Flash files can track your online movements, and they don’t vanish when you delete normal tracking cookies.
• Bugs and Fixes: Stymie Malicious Media, Network Attacks Fix media-file flaws on PCs and Macs, and block Vista network attacks.
• Phishers Dangle Some Brand-New Bait Just when you thought it was safe to shop or bank online, criminals have invented new ways to steal your personal information.
• Firefox Foils Microsoft's Security Hole As of today, Firefox will automatically block an add-on installed by Microsoft because of a major security risk.
• Fake Antivirus Attacks, Demands Ransom It's worse than a virus -- this pest tricks users into licensing software to fight nonexistent malware, Panda warns.