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Twitter Spam Spreads Worm

A new form of spreading malware through Twitter is emerging. While Twitter is best known for people including a link with their microblog, the hacker community has been sending tweets that include links that direct a user to a malware infested site, thus infecting the innocent bystander. The new form is to use an old trick, that of attaching a worm to a document that downloads onto the user’s PC upon opening the attached document.

While Twitter Tweets are best known for users adding a URL to their Tweet to provide more information, users may also forward attachments using tools designed for Twitter.

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Twitter message could be cyber criminal at work

A Spanish anti-virus maker has been monitoring Twitter and the explosion of links routing to malware. As of late the number has exploded through the creation of accounts and posting information on trendy topics such as the Air France plane crash, the NBA finals, the new iPhone and American Idol’s runner up, Adam Lambert.

Comment: This is a good read as it provides a good overview of regarding the malicious and hacking community.

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Facebook tackles potent click fraud scam

BotNets are being used to log into Facebook and click on the banner ads found on Facebook. While such procedures do not result in trying to sell anything to users, the clicking of ads generates revenue from firms using pay-per-click organizations such as Google’s Adsense.

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Want a job? Hand over your Facebook password

Applicants seeking employment with the city of Bozeman, Montana, US, were surprised to learn the application asked them for their usernames and passwords for all of the social networking, personal or business websites, web pages or memberships of Internet-based chat rooms and forums used by the applicant. With the idea of doing a full background check prior to hiring prospective employees the city was met with heavy resistance from it citizens over the practice for invading one’s privacy. The city has since reconsidered their requests.

Comment: While countries and regions are looking for laws to maintain information on anything that passes through their respective Internet space so as to be tagged by law enforcement should investigations be necessary, might this be an example of what other organizations are either doing, or wanting to do with its employees? Do such privacy laws cover people whose organizations are based outside of an employee’s respective jurisdiction?

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Comcast to provide wholesale IPv6 service

While the protocols for utilizing IPv6 are in place operational guidelines are not. Some examples include home networking equipment. How do broadband ISPs implement IPv6 when home routers and broadband infrastructure service providers do not? How can IPv6 be implemented easily without affecting users and their home routers? These are some of the topics being discussed with regards to the rollout of IPv6.

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