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September
Facebook	Scams	Apple/Macintosh
Spamvertised 'Facebook notification' leads to exploits and malware ShareSafe - Facebook Safe Sharing Application Facebook Used by Scammers to Attract Investors 'Pay Facebook or Lose Your Account' Scam Facebook Changes Raise Privacy and Security Concerns Facebook Promises That the 'Spy Cookie' Issue Will Be Handled Facebook 'Spy Cookies' Fixed and Explained 'Olive Garden Gift Card' Facebook Scam Drive-by download attack on Facebook used malicious ads	Millions Stolen Through Internet Retail Scam Nigerian Scam Becomes Burkina Faso Scam Scammers pretend to be friendly office printers Scam Visa Lottery Winners Get Free Airline Tickets to the US	Major Security Flaws in Mac OS X Lion OS X Lion passwords can be changed by any local user New OS X Trojan horse sends screenshots, files to remote servers New Mac malware poses as PDF doc New Mac trojan found hidden in PDF file Researchers find Mac OS X malware posing as PDF file Apple blocks malware-as-PDF threat but new attack emerges Apple updates OS X to block Mac Trojan
Rootkits	Trojans	Twitter
Alureon Trojan Uses Steganography Techniques New Webroot kicks off with micro-installer	Google Alerts Spread ZeroAccess Trojans ZeuS Trojan Bank Robbers Finally Convicted	NBC News Twitter Account Hacked by Script Kiddies Errant character to blame for Twitter 'hack' USA Today's Twitter Account Hit by Script Kiddiez USA Today's Twitter account falls victim to hackers
Data Breach	Social Networking	Malware
4.9 Million Military Health Care Files Stolen	Facebook, Twitter and RIM Escape the Wrath of the Government	Financial Services Company Impersonated in Malware Spreading Campaign Email Malware Attack in the Form of a Wrong Hotel Transaction Malware Hidden in Windows Help Files Malware Comes as Traffic Tickets Bing and Yahoo Advertise Malware Induc Virus Returns and It's More Dangerous Than Ever Spamvertised 'We are going to sue you' emails lead to malware Malware Spreads as Browser Update Symantec: Polymorphic Malware Increased in September Windows Malware Infections Result from Outdated Software Office Printer Emails Hide Malware Mobile Malware Masqueraded as Opera Mini Microsoft falsely labels Chrome as malware Children's Online Games Hide Bank Account Stealing Malware iPhone 5 themed emails serve Windows malware The future of malware 'Federal Tax Report' Emails Spread IRS Malware
Scareware/Ransomware	Botnets	Phishing
Microsoft Expired License Turns Out to be Ransomware Skype Used to Spread Scareware	Microsoft hands Rustock botnet case over to FBI Microsoft's botnet take-down helps protect Mac users	Phishers Target Students in Spam Campaign Phishers Use New Tricks Legitimate Bank Email Raises Phishing Suspicions PayPal Emails Replicated in Phishing Campaign
Anonymous/LulzSec/AntiSec	Android	SCADA
Anonymous and LulzSec Hackers Arrested Anonymous Releases Twitter Hijack Tool Called URGE Anonymous supporters claim NBC News Twitter hack Anonymous Threatens the New York Stock Exchange	Data Stealing Apps Released on Android Market HTC Android Phones Highly Vulnerable to Data Leaks HTC investigates reports of vulnerability in Android phones Massive security vulnerability in HTC Android phones claimed Thunderbolt, other HTC phones have big security hole, report claims	Researcher discloses zero-day flaws in SCADA systems On the front line against the next Stuxnet
Social Engineering	Other
Hackers Pose as Microsoft Engineers to Obtain Bank Account Details 5 more dirty tricks: Social engineers' latest pick-up lines	Turkish hackers strike websites with DNS hack Nearly 300,000 Iranian IP addresses likely compromised Dutch firm linked to many more fraudulent Net certificates Hackers Modify Filenames to Create Apparently Safe Extensions Doppelganger Domains Could Cost Companies Millions Comodohacker: I can issue fake Windows updates ComodoHacker Denies That the Iranian Government Is Funding Him Mebromi BIOS Virus Out in the Wild Protect your privacy with a new crop of security suites Rogue Certificates Used in Spam Campaigns 'Wetware' Is the Weakest Link in Cyber Security Fake Stores Resemble Real Ones to Lure Victims U.S. ISPs Might Alert End-Users of Botnet and Malware Infections Zscaler Releases Likejacking Prevention Plug-In for Firefox, Chrome and Safari Electronic Voting Machines Highly Vulnerable to Man-in-the-Middle Remote Attacks E-voting machines vulnerable to remote vote changing Google and Yahoo Services Become Spammers' Heaven U.S. lawmakers point to China as cause of cyberattacks XSS web attacks could live forever, researcher warns