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...links, many of which are shortened using services like bit.ly and myloc.me. Although Twitter does filter for malicious links, security experts have warned that shortened links are not always blocked. The danger is that shortened links... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/06/238461/kaspersky-finds-malicious-weblinks-on-twitter-with-krab.htm

...according to security firm Sophos. Clicking on the malicious links launches scareware that warns of a number of threats...cluley malware warns sophos businesses malicious links prompting facebook consumer problem business... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/09/08/237603/Video-Searches-on-Facebooks-Fan-Check-leads-to-malware-warns.htm

...so as not to allow threats to infiltrate the network. The problems often lie with social networking sites whereby malicious links can be sent from a 'friend's' hacked account. Carry out regular audits on the network Regular audits... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/04/27/235797/infosec-2009-top-tips-for-a-safer-2009.htm

...firm Fortinet. The biggest threat posed by Yxes.A, also known as "Sexy View", is that it can spread through malicious links in text messages. This creates a bridge between mobile phones and the internet, which means mobile botnets may... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/03/06/235180/sexy-view-coming-to-phones-near-you.htm

...to break into email systems and gather enough information to trick members of the Tibetan movement into clicking on malicious links in highly plausible messages. Malware was also delivered by stealing legitimate email in transit and replacing... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/03/30/235454/china-cyber-spy-update-business-vulnerable-to-social.htm

...similar one in March 2008, said Websense, in which tens of thousands of well-known websites were infected with malicious links. The same group may also be connected to the Dolphin Stadium Super Bowl attack in 2007, it said. "This... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/25/230451/uk-government-websites-compromised-by-attackers.htm

...attaching the malware itself. Further analysis revealed that the proportion of email-borne viruses that contain malicious links has increased from 3% at the beginning of 2007 to approximately 25% by December 2007. “Star’s broadband solution... http://www.computerweekly.com/DowntimePDF/pdf/star_network_security_white_paper_final_amended_june_08.pdf

...into, unpatched visitors in danger, says Kaspersky Hackers have launched a widespread website attack, leaving malicious links on up to 10,000 web servers, says security software firm Kaspersky Lab. Kaspersky says the servers hacked... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/11/10/233285/up-to-10000-websites-hacked-into-unpatched-visitors-in-danger-says.htm

...lottery spam opened some messages, with 10% having replied to them. In addition, 13% have clicked on potentially malicious links inside these e-mails. The survey found that 3% of UK respondents had lost money through such lottery scams... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/12/19/228673/lottery-scams-are-fastest-growing-cybercrime.htm

...the techniques and features are very similar to those of the well-known Nuwar/Storm Trojan. Clicking on the malicious links may lead to users downloading a Trojan onto their machine that may add it to a spam-relaying bot network. The Trojan... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/02/09/234698/valentines-day-used-by-trojan-spammers.htm

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...30,000 YouTube videos have malicious links in comments 30,000 YouTube videos have malicious links in comments Friday, May 22...roughly 30,000 videos with malicious links to a malware site in comments... http://www.mxlogic.com/securitynews/web-security/30000-youtube-videos-have-malicious-links-in-comments595.cfm