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Security issues continue to haunt social networking

Social networking’s security holes scare many businesses — and apparently for good reason. A recent survey found that half of businesses are staying away from social-networking technology because of security concerns, according to CIO magazine .
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Facebook Targeted in Spam Scam

Facebook successfully fights off phishing scams as it announces the selection of brand protection firm MarkMonitor to help it bolster in-house security efforts.
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OUCH! May, 2009

1. Consumer Awareness: 12 Tips for Keeping Your Laptop Secure – 2.  Scams and Hoaxes –  3. Microsoft and Apple Security Updates – 4. Security Newsbytes 
 
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Facebook Phishing Attack Continues

The attack comes to you in your Facebook inbox as a terse message with a link in it. Click on the link and you are prompted to log in to a fake Facebook login page. Log in and the attackers have your credentials, which they then use to pass the attack on to everyone in your Friends list.
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Facebook targeted by fresh round of phishing

Social network site relies heavily on users to notify it of security threats.
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Beware of Identity Theft Attacks on Facebook

According to Threatpost, identity thieves are spamming Facebook users through the Facebook mail system with one-line messages with a subject line of "Hello" and a link in the body to the site "fbaction.net". The link is disguised as a Facebook link. This site fakes the Facebook login page.
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SANS OUCH! APRIL: Greeting cards, Malware email, Economic Stimulus Bill Scam, Cox Customer Phishing, Military Vehicle Scam

1. Consumer Awareness: “You’ve received an e-card!” – 2.  Scams and Hoaxes – 3.  Microsoft and Apple Security Updates – 4. Security Newsbytes

Breach: The Web Hacking Incidents Database 2008 Annual Report

 HACKING FOR PROFIT 

On the capitalistic side, 19% are aimed at stealing personal information. Such ‘personal records’ are easily traded on the internet and therefore are the easiest virtual commodity to exchange for money. Two other ways in which crooks exploit web sites to gain money are the planting of malware and phishing.

Security Slideshow: Five New Web-Borne Security Threats

Social networking and rich media bring new threats to your data security. A report from MessageLabs, a unit of Symantec, describes several problems cropping up in the Web 2.0 world.

Spot the Tiny Phishing Trick

If you suspect that a TinyURL link you've received might hide a malicious URL, you can check it out without clicking the link. First copy the link to the clipboard and paste it into your browser's address bar, or type it in directly. Then type 'preview' before the address, so that http://tinyurl.com/g0hz would become http://preview.tinyurl.com/g0hz, for example.

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