September 19, 2011 - This weekend we saw another spate of Facebook messages claiming to link to a BBC News report of the death of Lady Gaga. Of course, the claims are untrue - and Lady Gaga is still alive. But that isn't stopping Facebook scammers (continue reading...) Read more
September 13, 2011 - A shocking video of a man in a wheelchair falling down an elevator shaft? Is that really what you want to watch? Well, if it is, then you're just the kind of person that a newly-discovered Facebook scam is looking (continue reading...) Read more
September 12, 2011 - I must be the luckiest person on the planet - I keep winning lotteries! Here's the latest notification - straight from Aunty Beeb herself, the BBC. Apparently the BBC is now deciding who (continue reading...) Read more
September 9, 2011 - A video of baby kicking inside his mother's pregnant belly is the latest lure being used by Facebook scammers - and judging by the number of readers from Naked Security who have reported it to us, it's spreading like wildfire. (continue reading...) Read more
September 8, 2011 - Facebook scams are getting sneakier and sneakier - with the latest attack using the lure of a free T-shirt celebrating Facebook's birthday in an attempt to steal the secret backdoor key to your account. The offer seems attractive enough - a (continue reading...) Read more
September 1, 2011 - This week, I've been attending and presenting at a conference in Brisbane, Queensland, entitled Seniors' Fraud Protection Symposium. The event was organised by the Queenland cybercops - the same guys (continue reading...) Read more
September 1, 2011 - Even if it hasn't been officially announced yet, and certainly isn't available to the general public (unless an Apple employee loses a test model in a (continue reading...) Read more
September 1, 2011 - States in the USA, such as Vermont and New Jersey, are continuing to deal with heavy flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. And we weren't surprised to find internet scammers attempting to (continue reading...) Read more
August 31, 2011 - A few weeks ago, I showed that even search engines focused on eliminating spam from their search results fail to remove spam pages leading to fake online stores. I was curious to get a (continue reading...) Read more
August 30, 2011 - If you've got clumsy fingers like me, occasionally you probably type the wrong the wrong address for a website. For instance, today I wanted to visit Twitter but I accidentally typed in twtter.com instead. Clearly this site has (continue reading...) Read more
August 19, 2011 - If you're a Facebook user, please repeat after me: Facebook doesn't let you track who is viewing your profile. Third-party Facebook apps aren't allowed to do it either, and if they claim to offer the ability they are banned from Facebook. Don't believe (continue reading...) Read more
August 18, 2011 - Another scam to steal Twitter users credentials is making the rounds today. The tweets being sent out read "Twitter might start to charge in October, sign this petition to keep the service free! -URL-." (continue reading...) Read more
August 5, 2011 - Has Lady Gaga really been found dead in a hotel room? A scam which has spread rapidly across Facebook would certainly like you to think so. Heres's an example of a message that is being seen spreading virally on Facebook, (continue reading...) Read more
August 4, 2011 - Naked Security readers have asked us once again to warn of a rapidly-spreading photo-tagging scam on Facebook, this time with the grammatically curious title This Girls Must Be Watch Out Of Her mind After Making This Video. Here's one wise Facebook (continue reading...) Read more
July 31, 2011 - Do you take enough care over who you make your Facebook friend? A Belgian supermarket manager learnt a lesson the hard way, after he struck up a friendship with a woman called "Katrien (continue reading...) Read more
July 31, 2011 - A new scam has spread quickly across Facebook this weekend, pretending to be a link to a TV news report about an alleged Facebook killer. Here's a typical message that has been seen spreading between social networking users: (continue reading...) Read more
July 25, 2011 - After Firefox, Firefox Mobile, Opera and Google Chrome, Zscaler Safe Shopping is now available for Safari. You can download it from our website. The features are the same as the other (continue reading...) Read more
July 25, 2011 - At the end of May, footage of a dad dropping his daughter when he tried to catch a baseball at a LA Dodgers-Florida Marlins game made for a much-viewed video. (continue reading...) Read more
July 23, 2011 - Troubled singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her North London home today, making headlines around the world. Within four hours, cold-hearted scammers were taking advantage of her death on Facebook. If you (continue reading...) Read more
July 22, 2011 - Messages are spreading rapidly on Facebook claiming to reveal a way to find out who has been secretly viewing your profile. Here are a couple of examples: Brilliant!! Now u can see all (continue reading...) Read more