Peering Into a Pinterest Scam Toolkit

Pinterest is getting lots of media attention lately. Spammers are also starting to exploit the social-media “pinup” site to make quick money. We have found that there are already lots of ready-to-use tools that make it easy for anyone to start Pinterest scams without much difficulty or technical skill. These…

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FBI wants backdoors into VoIP, video, social networks and email

Wiretaps increasingly are becoming old school as technology bypasses the eavesdropping technology. Now, says the FBI, it needs access to more current technologies, like VoIP and email, and it’s very interested in getting access to social networks. The FBI wants backdoors–methods of bypassing normal security and encryption–into Facebook, Google+ Hangouts,…

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Twitter hauls spammers into court

Twitter has taken its fight against on-line spam to the courthouse, filing suit last Thursday in the US District Court in San Francisco. Here’s a summary, plus some tips for you to do your bit to help cut down Twitter spam. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View…

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