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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.
• BlackBerry Security Exec Warns of Smartphone DDoS Attacks BlackBerry and smartphone security in general hasn't garnered much attention or concern over the past few years--at least from a consumer, or user, perspective. But that may change.
• 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.
• T-Mobile Customers Suffer Data Breach The latest indignity and hassle for T-Mobile customers is unauthorized release of personal data in the UK.
• 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.
• Thanks Google, But Airport Wi-Fi Should Always Be Free Google's getting lots of kudos for sponsoring free airport Wi-Fi during the holiday season -- but free airport Wi-Fi should be the rule year 'round.
• 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.
• Data-stealing Hack Targets Jailbroken iPhones An iPhone vulnerability is allowing hackers to play pranks and inflict worse on jailbroken iPhones.
• Google's Free Airport Wi-Fi: Five Ways to Protect Yourself Free Wi-Fi while waiting for your flight sounds like a nice holiday gift, but public hotspots can be insecure. Follow these security tips to keep away hackers and humbugs.
• First iPhone Worm Rick Rolls the Land Down Under An Australian, Rick-rolling iPhone worm is now spreading internationally. Bloggers admire their new Rick Astley wallpaper, complete with "ikee is never gonna give you up" macro.
• 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 Security Intelligence Report Provides Valuable Insight Microsoft has released the latest semi-annual Security Intelligence Report. It contains a lot of useful information and metrics, most notably statistics that illustrate why its time to give up Windows XP and move on to Windows 7.
• 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.