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Facebook	Scams	Macintosh
Scammers exploit bin Laden news in search, Facebook Julian Assange: Facebook is an 'Appalling Spying Machine' 'See How Your Baby Will Look Like' Scam Circulating on Facebook Syrian Government Launches Facebook Man-in-the-Middle Attacks Facebook denies privacy breach allegations by Symantec Facebook Apps Give Advertisers Access to People's Accounts All Facebook Apps to Support HTTPS by October Facebook fixes bug, but 'Nicole Santos' hoax lives on Facebook adds new user security features Facebook to warn users about dubious URLs Facebook Deploys Systems to Detect and Block Scam Techniques Facebook Taps Web of Trust to Improve Its Malicious Link Detection Capability Facebook tightens log-in verification Scammers Use New Trick to Mimic Legit Facebook Links Facebook Officially Introduces Two-Factor Authentication Facebook Works with Google, Yahoo on Secure Session Cookie Specification Facebook Scam Uses Video Tagging Lure Facebook, spammers are in 'arms race' Facebook Dislike Button News Is a Code Pasting Scam Facebook Prepares to Launch Bug Bounty Program Facebook to use Microsoft tech to find child porn Facebook Hopes to Have Default HTTPS by the End of the Year New Clickjacking Attack Spreading on Facebook Facebook Clickjacking Attack Hides as Funny Condom Commercial	Facebook Scammers Use Osama bin Laden's Death as Lure Watch Out for Osama bin Laden Spam and Poisoned Search Results Fake AV makers, scammers exploit Bin Laden news Hackers step up game, spread malware using Bin Laden bait FBI warns that fake bin Laden video is a virus US Government Departments Targeted in bin Laden Death-Themed Attack Osama Home Videos Used to Distribute Scareware	Fake security software takes aim at Mac users Fake "MacDefender" Brings Malware to Macs Coming soon to a Mac near you: serious malware Scareware Pushers Target Mac Users Mac OS X Crimware Toolkit Available on the Underground Market Why malware for Macs is on its way What a Mac malware attack looks like Mac malware in the wild Mac malware threat getting serious 7 questions about the Mac malware scare Apple posts MacDefender removal info, promises fix Apple Mac OS X update to put Mac Defender malware issue to bed Apple admits Mac scareware infections, promises cleaning tool Apple to issue update to 'automatically find and remove' Mac Defender malware Everything you need to know about Mac scareware Mac OS X has you covered ... really? New Mac Defender Variant Doesn't Require Admin Password Apple security update targets MacDefender malware Mac OS update detects, deletes MacDefender 'scareware' Apple's 'Mac Defender' update allows users to run known malware Apple updates antivirus software, adds daily definition check Apple fesses up to MacDefender malware; ships removal tool Mac Defender malware now spreading virally via Facebook Mac Scareware Pushers Begin Targeting Facebook Users
Skype	Rootkits and Trojans	Twitter
Vishing attack on Skype pushing scareware Third-Party Update Leads to Skype Malware Scare	TDL4 Rootkit Updated to Bypass Microsoft Patch New Alureon Version Employs Sophisticated Encryption Obscure Trojan Repurposed for Financial Fraud Fake Microsoft Patch Tuesday emails lead to ZeuS crimeware ZeuS Distributed as Fake Windows Security Updates Banking Trojan Gang Dismantled in Finland ZeuS Source Code Is Freely Available Online Brazilian Banking Malware Packs 64-Bit Rootkit Mariposa Is Making a Comeback	Osama-Themed Scams Spreading on Twitter 'Lord Gaga' Twitter Spam Distributes Rogue App 'Time Spent on Twitter' Scam Goes Viral Twitter beefs up your control over third-party apps 'Osama Is Alive' Phishing Scam Spreads on Twitter
Data Breach	LinkedIn	Malware
Best Buy Customers Warned About Second Email List Breach	Fake LinkedIn Emails Distribute Mother's Day Spam LinkedIn Cookies Are Insecure Claims Researcher LinkedIn Reduces Session Cookie Lifespan to Three Months	Malvertizing Attack Detected on ImageShack Windows 7's malware infection rate climbs, XP's falls Geek.com Infects Visitors with Malware Windows scareware fakes impending drive disaster Security researcher slams Microsoft over IE9 malware blocking stats Rogue VirusTotal Website Distributes Java Malware
Spam	DoS	Other
Mother's Day Spam Making the Rounds	Dangerous Linux Denial of Service Vulnerability Disclosed as 0-Day	Commtouch: 71 percent increase in new zombies White House releases new cyberspace strategy The 3 types of insider threat Researchers Crack Google Chrome's Sandbox Phishing emerges as major corporate security threat Fake FBI Emails Distribute Backdoor Unpatched DLL bugs let hackers exploit Windows 7 and IE9, says researcher Spammers Create Rogue URL Shortening Services IE Bug Facilitates Session Cookie Hijacking Attacks Security researcher finds 'cookiejacking' risk in IE Fake YouTube Emails Lead to Rogue Pharma Sites Trend Micro Joins Sophos in Criticizing Microsoft SmartScreen Stats Pharma Spam Campaign Distributes Fake Apple AppStore Email Microsoft Suggests Using Private Browsing Mode Until IE Cookiejacking Patch DNSSEC Adoption Endangered by Controversial US Anti-Piracy Bill China Announces Cyber Warfare Army Unit New Scareware Campaign Uses Fake Firefox Security Alerts