Blocking Twitter, Facebook during riots not such a hot idea - MPs • The Register

Blocking Twitter, Facebook during riots not such a hot idea - MPs • The Register

City of Edinburgh Council reports cyber attack against debt advice records - SC Magazine UK

City of Edinburgh Council reports cyber attack against debt advice records - SC Magazine UK

US claims 12 Chinese groups are behind cyber attacks - SC Magazine UK

US claims 12 Chinese groups are behind cyber attacks - SC Magazine UK

FBI Warns Hacktivists: You're Breaking the Law CIO.com

FBI Warns Hacktivists: You're Breaking the Law CIO.com

BT sues Google over Android | Technology | guardian.co.uk

BT sues Google over Android | Technology | guardian.co.uk

Euro cops cuff 112 in paedophile network raids • The Register

Euro cops cuff 112 in paedophile network raids • The Register

Eliminating the myths of XSS attacks | qnrq

Eliminating the myths of XSS attacks | qnrq

Visa says European card processor notified about database security breach

Visa says European card processor notified about database security breach

Net access: EU survey shows geographic divisions

BBC News - Net access: EU survey shows geographic divisions

Google Wallet fails to encrypt punters' personal data • The Register

Google Wallet fails to encrypt punters' personal data • The Register

Student Loans Company's fraud alert

BBC News - Student Loans Company's fraud alert

Arrests made by PCeU after phishing campaign investigation targeting students

Arrests made by PCeU after phishing campaign investigation - SC Magazine UK

Typosquatting increases as cyber criminals aim to catch out Christmas shoppers - SC Magazine UK

Typosquatting increases as cyber criminals aim to catch out Christmas shoppers - SC Magazine UK

Codebreakers find evidence for hidden puzzle in GCHQ challenge • The Register

Codebreakers find evidence for hidden puzzle in GCHQ challenge • The Register

ICO smacks Welsh council with record £130k fine • The Register

ICO smacks Welsh council with record £130k fine • The Register

Facebook security hole exposes Zuckerberg's privates • The Register

Facebook security hole exposes Zuckerberg's privates • The Register

Symantec Intelligence Report: November 2011

http://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/enterprise/other_resources/b-intelligence_report_11-2011.en-us.pdf

Report highlights

• Spam – 70.5 percent (a decrease of 3.7 percentage points since October 2011): page 13
• Phishing – One in 302.0 emails identified as phishing (an increase of 0.04 percentage points since October 2011): page 16
• Malware – One in 255.8 emails contained malware (a decrease of 0.03 percentage points since October 2011): page 17
• Malicious Web sites – 4,915 Web sites blocked per day (an increase of 47.8 percent since October 2011): page 19
• A Review of Targeted Attacks in 2011: page 2
• Revolution of Russian Phone Number Spam: page 10
• Best Practices for Enterprises and Users: page 22

C|Net Download.Com is now bundling Nmap with malware!

http://seclists.org/nmap-hackers/2011/5

Simple Google search unlocks GCHQ code-cracking competition | Naked Security

Simple Google search unlocks GCHQ code-cracking competition | Naked Security

Nomination for Hackers' Darwin awards

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/28/hungarian_hacker_hotel_sting/