June 23, 2011 - There are various different ways of getting more followers on Twitter. The easiest method is to be a celebrity. It doesn't matter if you tweet anything interesting, you'll probably find a fair number of (continue reading...) Read more
June 21, 2011 - Earlier today, a member of the British press contacted me asking if I had any photographs of the arrest of a suspected hacker in Wickford, Essex. Quite why I, based (continue reading...) Read more
June 21, 2011 - I don't know if you're the sort of person who wakes up in the morning, and the first thing you long for is a McDonalds' breakfast - but if you are, you might just (continue reading...) Read more
June 21, 2011 - Have you received an email from Twitter saying that your account has been suspended? Did they ask you to re-verify your account by giving your details to a business partner? Well, stop right there - (continue reading...) Read more
June 20, 2011 - Are you an Outlook user? Have you received a message telling you that your account needs to be reconfigured, and requesting that you enter your username and password? Here's an email message that we have seen sent out to internet (continue reading...) Read more
June 18, 2011 - The latest survey scam to spread successfully on Facebook is clearly targeting people who have so much blood flowing to their loins that the supply to their brains has been cut off. It (continue reading...) Read more
June 17, 2011 - A warning to all the Facebook users out there - the scammers are after your login details again, this time by spreading a link which purports to be a video of Barack Obama. (continue reading...) Read more
June 17, 2011 - The MyDoom worm. First seen in January 2004, it spread via email, opened a backdoor for spammers to gain access to your PC, and scoured your hard drive for more email (continue reading...) Read more
June 17, 2011 - This year, Father’s Day will be celebrated on June 19th. Of course, this is an occasion that is used to express feelings towards dads for all of their love and support, often accompanied by the giving of exclusive gifts. Sadly, (continue reading...) Read more
June 17, 2011 - With summer rapidly approaching (we hope..) in the UK, many people's thoughts are turning to strawberries, cream and action on the grass courts of SW19. Yes, it's almost time for the Wimbledon tennis tournament! Here's an email that we've seen spammed out (continue reading...) Read more
June 14, 2011 - There are plenty of people in the public eye who have claimed over the years that their social networking accounts have been compromised by hackers: Lil Wayne, Britney Spears, (continue reading...) Read more
June 14, 2011 - Once again, scammers are running rings about Facebook's built-in security measures by spreading a clickjacking scam between users' accounts. The latest attack poses as a link to a video of a dad walking in on his daughter. (continue reading...) Read more
June 13, 2011 - Do you live near Tampa, Orlando, Clearwater, St. Petersberg, Lakeland or Sarasota, Florida? If so, please join us for the latest in our critically acclaimed Anatomy of an Attack seminars on June (continue reading...) Read more
June 13, 2011 - Although we see scams spreading on the Facebook social network every day of the week, there seems to be a special spurt of activity at weekends. Maybe people who are susceptible to scams (continue reading...) Read more
June 12, 2011 - Warnings are being posted across Facebook, warning users to beware messages from friends that invite them to "Visit the New Facebook". Although these messages are being shared by Facebook users with the best of intentions, the warning about the risk of (continue reading...) Read more
June 9, 2011 - Email inboxes around the world are being spammed today with a malicious attack designed to infect Windows computers with a fake anti-virus attack. The emails claim to be notification from United Parcel Service (continue reading...) Read more
June 8, 2011 - We're having an uncharacteristically sunny June day here in Britain, making it feel all the more incongruous to see Christmas cards are being sent out via email. But you (continue reading...) Read more
June 7, 2011 - Cybercriminals are attempting to infect email users by spamming out a malware attack, posing as a gift card from a friend. SophosLabs has intercepted a malicious spam campaign that has hit inboxes around the world, with a Trojan horse attached as (continue reading...) Read more
June 6, 2011 - Beware the back booty! There's a huge trend right now for scams to spread across Facebook, using various alluring topics to get you to click. Ask yourself this. Would you be in the (continue reading...) Read more
June 6, 2011 - The Gmail database is not congested, and Google is not asking users to confirm that their accounts are still active. But, it seems that scammers are hoping that you might believe that's true, according to one of the latest phishing attacks (continue reading...) Read more