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Analysts reluctantly blame someone other than Anonymous for Facebook porn storm

Posted November 18, 2011 - 2:09 pm

Security firm BitDefender is defending Anonymous, at least to the extent of agreeing the porn-bombing of Facebook isn't Anonymous' style. They do want answers about an Anonymous worm found on FaceBook, though.
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5 new online security threats to avoid

Posted January 31, 2011 - 1:48 pm

Hackers just keep devising new ways to target Facebook and Amazon.com users. Read up on these five threats before you're "spear phished" - or worse.
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Internet Explorer is tops at resisting social malware, social life

Posted December 16, 2010 - 7:02 pm

A new test of how well browsers resist socially engineered malware shows IE far ahead of the rest of the crowd, possibly because of users' difficulty making social connections of any sort.
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Facebook Warns of Clickjacking Scam

Posted August 18, 2010 - 12:07 pm

Security firm Sophos recently discovered a new clickjacking scam on Facebook that spreads via the social network's "share" feature and could be costing you $5 a week. The new malware is similar to a so-called "likejacking" worm discovered last May. But instead of exploiting Facebook's "Like" button, the new scam uses the "Share" feature that posts content to your profile wall where your friends are encouraged to click on it.
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Curiosity drives Twitter "social virus"

Posted February 12, 2009 - 10:27 pm

Here's how a simple clickjacking trick fooled us all (well, most of us anyway).
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Researcher: Internet Explorer 8 clickjacking protection will have no impact

Posted January 28, 2009 - 9:29 pm

Microsoft provided more information Wednesday about how Internet Explorer's new anti-clickjacking feature works, but one of the researchers who first reported the problem last year said it will have "zero impact" on protecting users.
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IE8's clickjacking fix not much help, experts say

Posted January 27, 2009 - 9:10 pm

Security experts say that Microsoft's IE8 clickjacking protection will not do enough to fix the problem.
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Microsoft adds clickjacking protection to IE8 RC1

Posted January 26, 2009 - 9:44 pm

Protection against malicious Web attacks and tweaks to a feature that allows for private Web browsing are among updates in IE8 RC1, released Monday.
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Adobe fixes 'clickjacking' flaw

Posted October 15, 2008 - 5:02 pm

Adobe Systems has released a new version of its Flash Player software, fixing a critical security bug that could make the Internet a dangerous place for Web surfers.
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Firefox extension blocks dangerous Web attack

Posted October 8, 2008 - 9:22 am

The latest release of NoScript, a popular free security tool for the Firefox browser, will stop clickjacking.
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Clickjacking vulnerability to be revealed next month

Posted September 30, 2008 - 9:51 am

After shelving plans to detail a browser clickjacking vulnerability that is indirectly related to Adobe Systems' products at the company's request earlier this month, a security researcher plans to detail the flaw next month.
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