Security and Privacy of Facebook Video Calls powered by Skype

Introduction Facebook and Skype announced the launch of Video Chat on Facebook using the Skype platform.  Users must download the newest version 5.3 (although 5.5 beta is also acceptable).  If a person takes the plunge and installs the new version, logs in and grants Skype permission to one’s profile on Facebook then pay attention please.  … More Security and Privacy of Facebook Video Calls powered by Skype

Elderly Irish millionaire in exile is leaving you millions?

The Irish must be truly blessed with good fortune lately. Just a while ago it was British Prime Minister David Cameron emailing them with a notification they are owed millions by their treasury, but now an exiled elderly Irish lady on her deathbed is about to leave her late husband’s millions to some lucky person … More Elderly Irish millionaire in exile is leaving you millions?

CyberThreats Daily: Google dumps all 11+ million .co.cc sites from its results

Bigger than .org or .uk – but mostly spam and phishing! Google has removed over 11 million .co.cc websites from its search engine results pages on the basis that most of them are far too “spammy”. Whether or not this is a step in the right direction, we’ll leave to you to decide. Read more … More CyberThreats Daily: Google dumps all 11+ million .co.cc sites from its results

CyberThreats Daily: How destructible is an indestructible botnet?

About a week ago reports of an “indestructible” botnet started coming in. Several researchers warned that the sheer number of infected computers forming the botnet would make it impossible to take down. But is that really the case? TDL4: Less hype, more history This is an article by David Harley, ESET’s researcher, on the matter. … More CyberThreats Daily: How destructible is an indestructible botnet?