February 2, 2011 - Spam messages are spreading across Facebook claiming to be from users who have calculated the total hours they spent on the social network during 2010. Would you be tempted to find out how long you had spent on Facebook in the (continue reading...) Read more
February 1, 2011 - How many clicks does it take to get to the malicious code of an infected Web site? The answer is usually just two, as reported in our previous blog. And how many clicks (continue reading...) Read more
February 1, 2011 - Has Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg really announced that all accounts will be closed today unless users take action? Of course not. But it's exactly the type of message that would get many users to click on a link without thinking (continue reading...) Read more
January 31, 2011 - Divorced mother-of-three Kate Roberts imagined she had found the man of her dreams when she was approached on the Friends Reunited website by a handsome US soldier. Unfortunately, the 47-year-old was falling into the arms (continue reading...) Read more
January 24, 2011 - Earlier today, a Naked Security reader suggested that we should write a warning about "money mule" scams arriving by email. Most of us know perfectly well why replying to this sort of email is a bad idea. But not all (continue reading...) Read more
January 23, 2011 - It's hard enough for us to keep the Naked Security site up-to-date with the latest scams spreading virally on Facebook - no wonder Facebook Security finds it so hard to kill them off. This one has been spreading for a couple (continue reading...) Read more
January 23, 2011 - Last week I explained how scammers are spreading rogue applications virally over Facebook, pretending to offer you the ability to either see who has been viewing your profile, or count how many views your Facebook profile has received. I'm afraid (continue reading...) Read more
January 20, 2011 - Yesterday, I described the latest Free iPhone from Apple on Twitter scam. I offered some tips on how to avoid being tricked. You can use this article to help others - such as colleagues, friends and family who look (continue reading...) Read more
January 20, 2011 - A new scam is spreading rapidly across Facebook, using rogue applications to post spam messages onto users' profiles claiming to be a way of discovering the total number of times your Facebook profile has been viewed. The following YouTube video (continue reading...) Read more
January 19, 2011 - The topic free iPhone is spreading wildly on Twitter right now, thanks to a massive spam campaign. A whole raft of shortened links from a (continue reading...) Read more
January 16, 2011 - In a move that could herald a new level of danger for Facebook users, third party application developers are now able to access your home address and mobile phone number. Facebook has announced that (continue reading...) Read more
January 16, 2011 - A scam has spread far and wide across Facebook this weekend, posted on many users' Facebook pages claiming that they have discovered that their zodiac sign has changed. (continue reading...) Read more
January 15, 2011 - A YouTube video is beginning to be shared widely across the internet this weekend, apparently showing a girl in a mall, who is so distracted by (continue reading...) Read more
January 13, 2011 - Excuse me for typing breathlessly, faithful Naked Security reader, but I have some incredible news to share. I have just been informed that I have won three million Euros from none other than the Bill Gates Foundation! I had no idea that (continue reading...) Read more
January 12, 2011 - Since I first warned about the "1st status" survey scams spreading on Facebook earlier this month, the site's users have continued to be hit by similar attacks. Here are just a few of the examples we've seen spreading today: (continue reading...) Read more
January 9, 2011 - Last week, when many people were still on holiday, Naked Security readers started complaining about suspicious-looking emails appearing to be from popular business (continue reading...) Read more
January 9, 2011 - Scammers have recently been targeting job seekers in Australia, aiming a phishing campaign at users of the Federal Government's job site, JobSearch. The scam "reminds" you that your JobSearch account (continue reading...) Read more
January 7, 2011 - Before I begin this article, here's a quick summary of the key characters for those of you who have chosen not to show a keen interest in rap music and hip-hop: * Tupac (continue reading...) Read more
January 3, 2011 - Naked Security reader Tracy got in touch earlier today about a strange conversation she had had on Facebook. A Facebook friend of hers had popped up via the instant chat feature. Tracy told us that the friend (whose name (continue reading...) Read more
December 29, 2010 - A Naked Security reader (you know who you are - thanks!) just reported that a friend posted an unexpected message on her wall - and on the walls of numerous mutual friends. (continue reading...) Read more