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Android malware using real apps as disguise 'wrappers'

From Angry Birds to angry users

Avira antivirus upgrade wreaks 'catastrophic' havoc on Windows PCs

Service pack bricks machines by blocking boots, banning launch of virtually every Windows executable

Angry Birds tops corporate mobile blacklist, Facebook, YouTube follow

Angry bosses block workers' playtime

Hackers steal £56,000 in bitcoins from exchange site Bitcoinica

Hackers stole 18,547 bitcoins and the user database from bitcoin exchange site Bitcoinica

Android users targeted by premium-rate SMS malware

Design of Russian attacks sends warning

Apple files face-recognition patent for iPhone and iPad security

'3D Object Recognition' could mean users do not need a password or PIN to access iOS devices

Amnesty UK website hacked to serve lethal Gh0st RAT Trojan

Chinese link likely

UK card fraud falling thanks to better transaction checks

But UK still a card fraud hotspot

OpenDNS releases free Windows tool to encrypt DNS requests

The tool is considered a 'technology preview' and may still have some bugs

Virgin Media hacked by supporters of The Pirate Bay

ISPs have been ordered to block access to the popular file-sharing website

The Pirate Bay suffers DDoS attack

Believed to be over the file-sharing website's criticsm of the recent Virgin Media DDoS attack

US firms over-reliant on firewalls to defend against DDoS attacks

But no 'magic box' can beat DDoS, says Neustar

Ubuntu users get cloud backup for Linux encryption keys

zEscrow utility takes pain out of security

Apple ships first OS X 10.5 Leopard security update in almost 12 months

No bug fixes for Mac OS X 10.5, but instead issues Flashback scrubber and disables outdated copies of Flash Player

Daisy Group completes £1m investment in bomb-proof data centre

The facility has a 12-tonne door and 2m-thick granite walls

Adobe u-turn promises free security patches for Creative Suite

Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash Professional are all compromised

Police arrest alleged 'TeamPoison' hacker in Newcastle

Said to be the group's spokesperson

FBI issues warning about using hotel Internet connections

Travellers are tricked into downloading malicious software after logging onto a hotel Internet connection

Apple patches Safari, blocks outdated Flash Player

Yanks Flash plug-ins older than November 2010 version from browser

Twitter says leaked passwords mostly inaccurate or for suspended spammers

58,978 login and password combinations appeared on Pastebin earlier this week


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