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Sophos Security Threat Reoport 2012

Sophos Security Threat Reoport 2012

With this edition of the Sophos Security Threat Report, we want to share our latest research
on hacktivism, online threats, mobile malware, cloud computing, and social network security.
And we offer a look ahead to the coming year.

'Anonymous' hackers intercept conversation between FBI and Scotland Yard on how to deal with hackers
By Duncan Gardham, The Telegraph, 3 February 2012 A conference call between Scotland Yard and the FBI has been intercepted and published by a member of the computer hacking group Anonymous.The conversation covered updates to on-going court cases, the recent arrest of a 15-year-old for hacking his school websi...

Who’s Behind the World’s Largest Spam Botnet?
By Brian Krebs, Krebs on Security, 1 February 2012 A Wikileaks-style war of attrition between two competing rogue Internet pharmacy gangs has exposed some of the bigg...

Kelihos botnet, once crippled, now gaining strength
By Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service, 2 February 2012 A botnet that was crippled by Microsoft and Kaspersky Lab last September is spamming once again and experts have no...