January 31, 2012 - According to reports, hosting companies may start deleting MegaUpload users' content from their servers as soon as Thursday - regardless of whether or not the content is legal. Read more
January 30, 2012 - The personal income tax year in Australia ends on 30 June. Many refunds will already have been processed and paid out. That hasn't stopped the scammers. They've added a few weasel-words about "delays", as a sort of general-purpose excuse. (continue reading...) Read more
January 30, 2012 - Google is rolling out a new privacy policy on March 1st, 2012. In this article I sum up the changes and provide information on how to control your Google privacy settings. Read more
January 30, 2012 - A Russian man who has been accused by Microsoft of being the mastermind behind the Kelihos botnet has used his LiveJournal blog to protest his innocence. Read more
January 30, 2012 - A scam spreads on Tumblr, claiming that every user will be given a free iPhone 5. Never mind the fact that the iPhone 5 has not been announced yet, let alone released. Read more
January 30, 2012 - An interesting juxtaposition: the FBI's quest for a social media data mining application vs. the FTC taking Facebook and Google to task over privacy transgressions. Should the agencies settle it via Jello wrestling? (continue reading...) Read more
January 27, 2012 - Many Naked Security readers ask for assistance when their accounts are hacked, or when their friends, family and colleagues need assistance. This article explains the steps needed to safely reacquire control of your Twitter account. (continue reading...) Read more
January 27, 2012 - Facebook has filed a law suit a firm who, they say, bombarded users with clickjacking scams that earned $1.2 million a month. Read more
January 27, 2012 - Over 50% of people polled said they are worried about the Facebook Timeline. But will it be the catalyst for people to leave the site? Read more
January 26, 2012 - Police in the US use XBox 360 and PS3s as key parts of investigations. With police now cooperating more closely with companies like Microsoft, is it time to ask for greater transparency about their relationships? (continue reading...) Read more
January 26, 2012 - Google says it will start tracking us across all its services - Gmail, Search, YouTube, etc. - and that it will share data on our activity across all of them. Does it put into question Google's motto, "Don't be evil" (continue reading...) Read more
January 25, 2012 - Symantec has admitted that blueprints for current versions of its pcAnywhere software were stolen in 2006 and that all users are at risk of attack and should pull the plug. Read more
January 25, 2012 - Messages have been spread on Facebook claiming to link to a video news report of the death of awesome martial arts film star Chuck Norris. Read more
January 25, 2012 - We know you're probably sceptical of "state of the world" reports from vendors. For all you can tell, they'll turn out to be thinly-digsuised advertorial, unreconstructed product brochures, or worse. We like to do things differently. Find out how! (continue reading...) Read more
January 25, 2012 - O2 mobile users in the UK are venting on Twitter today, fuming at their discovery that their phone number is being shared with every website that they visit over the network. But users of other mobile phone networks may be also (continue reading...) Read more
January 25, 2012 - Videoconferencing equipment is often left wide open for hackers to creep in and peep around organizations. Read more
January 24, 2012 - A Canadian resident has been sentenced to death in Iran for offending the faith, after his computer program was used without his knowledge to upload pornography. Read more
January 24, 2012 - Microsoft has alleged that a computer security firm's ex-employee is the mastermind behind the Kelihos botnet. Read more
January 24, 2012 - In a bizarre marketing move, AnonyUpload explains why it's rubbish and that it's not a replacement for MegaUpload. Read more
January 23, 2012 - Chet sits down with Michael Kaiser, Executive Director at the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) to discuss Data Privacy Day. Michael explains the origin of Data Privacy Day, some of the activities related to it and how people can participate (continue reading...) Read more