Yet another click-jacking scam has been spreading across Facebook, leading unsuspecting users to sign up – and pay for – a $5 per weekphone service. The scam starts by presenting the opportunity to see the ‘Top 10 Funny T-Shirt Fails ROFL’. The page then asks the user to fill in a survey to verify...
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Cameron Diaz has replaced Jessica Biel as the most dangerous celebrity on the Internet. No, we’re not talking about inane tweets or questionable paparazzi photos, but common search terms that often lead to users to Web sites laden with malicious software. For the fourth year, McAfee has compiled its “most dangerous celebrities” study, a...
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Facebook users are being targeted in a scam that offers them a chance to install a “dislike” button. The scam tricks users into allowing a rogue application to access their profile page, which then posts spam messages. It also attempts to lure people into completing an online survey, for which the scammers are paid...
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Apple on Wednesday patched a PDF exploit found in its mobile devices with iOS 4.0.2 for the iPhone and iPod touch, and iOS 3.2.2 for the iPad. The updates address a security hole used by hackers to “jailbreak” the iPhone, iPod touch. The PDF exploit could also be used by hackers to gain remote...
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Microsoft released a record 14 security bulletins today, 8 of them with a maximum rating of Critical, fixing a record-tying total 34 vulnerabilities. One of the updates addresses a vulnerability report that was released by third parties several days ago. Another addresses a vulnerability disclosed long ago. The 8 critical updates include: MS10-049: Vulnerabilities...
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