Friday, May 27, 2011

Everything you need to know about Mac scareware

Computerworld Security: May 27, 2011
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You'd think the arrival of scareware scams like MacDefender on the Mac platform
means the end of the world. It doesn't. But for Mac OS X users, it could herald
the arrival of malware that's plagued Windows users for years.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Sony PlayStation Network to reopen in Asia on Saturday
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2. Honda Canada breach exposed data on 280,000 individuals
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3. Obama softens stance on accused U.K. hacker McKinnon
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4. Darlene Storm: Shadowy NSA to get cloud, crypto centers
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5. PayPal, eBay sue Google over mobile payments secrets
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Sony PlayStation Network to reopen in Asia on Saturday

Sony's PlayStation Network online gaming service will reopen for millions of
gamers across Asia on Saturday, more than five weeks after it was taken offline
following a cyber attack.
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Honda Canada breach exposed data on 280,000 individuals

Honda Canada has notified about 280,000 customers in that country of a data
breach involving the compromise of their personal data.
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Obama softens stance on accused U.K. hacker McKinnon

President Obama has thrown a nugget of hope to accused U.K. hacker Gary
McKinnon, describing the long-running extradition case as being "in the hands of
the British legal system."
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Darlene Storm: Shadowy NSA to get cloud, crypto centers

Top dog and CIO of the super secret NSA, Lonny Anderson, spoke with Federal News
Radio about NSA's mission and how it will use the cloud and new crypto centers
to modernize the shadowy eyes and ears responsible for global eavesdropping and
America's national defense.
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PayPal, eBay sue Google over mobile payments secrets

PayPal and parent eBay have filed a suit against Google and two former
executives alleging that they have misappropriated their trade secrets in the
area of mobile payments and point-of-sale strategies.
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WORST. VACATION. EVER.

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Outta here

Flashback to the early 1990s, when this pilot fish is working for a medical
software company whose product backs up its data onto floppy disks -- and not
all users call support before trying to fix problems themselves.

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