Video: Watch how easy it to steal an identity on the street

Many of us are concerned about how well companies and organisations are protecting our personally identifiable information - but how good at we at protecting our own details, such as name, date of birth and email address? Sophos went onto the streets, asking people what they thought about identity theft - and also seeing if we could get the public to share their personal information with complete strangers.

http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/g/2009/10/19/video

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"The Wrong Browsers"

Aardman Animation, the firm behind plasticine superstars "Wallace and Gromit", asked if we could help them stop Google's Chrome frame plugin from being used with Internet Explorer. The reason? It could have a negative effect on computer security as it can circumvent other security measures. Discover more about why you might want to have greater control over how your users access the web.

http://www.sophos.com/blogs/chetw/g/2009/10/17/wrong-browsers-giving-control-admins

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Victoria's Secret spam slams Twitter

Some Twitter users have found that their accounts have been posting messages without their knowledge, apparently advertising gift cards for the glamorous Victoria's Secret lingerie store. Discover more about the attack now, and ensure you don't click on the spammer's links.

http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/g/2009/10/17/victorias-secret-spam

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Balloon Boy throws up on TV - sick hackers take advantage

America has been transfixed with the story of Falcon Heene, the six-year-old boy who was believed to have accidentally hitched a lift in his father's experimental helium balloon on Thursday. Although doubts have been expressed about whether the incident was a publicity stunt or not, there is no doubt that hackers have been quick to take advantage - creating malicious websites preying on interest in the breaking news story. Find out more about the latest attack now.

http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/g/2009/10/17/balloon-boy

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Phishing attack heists Hotmail passwords

Newwin.net is reporting that hackers have exposed over 10,000 usernames and passwords from users of hotmail.com, msn.com, and live.com email services. All of the accounts initially posted begin with the letter a or b, suggesting that this may be the tip of the iceberg. Find out more about this attack and Microsoft’s response.

http://www.sophos.com/blogs/chetw/g/2009/10/05/hotmail-passwords-heisted-hackers

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Fake anti-virus virus proclaims to be your Facebook friend

After a small hiatus, it appears that the social media networking site, Facebook is being attacked once again. AVG reports that there is an attack in progress under the guise of anti-virus software. Attackers have found a way to break the captcha's of Facebook accounts and create a mass of new "friends" to try to join your social network. The invites from these friends include a link. Learn more as we replicate this attack in our own SophosLabs.

http://www.sophos.com/blogs/chetw/g/2009/10/01/fake-antivirus-proclaims-facebook-friend

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