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FBI briefed on alternate Sony hack theory – Tal Kopan – POLITICO
FBI agents investigating the Sony Pictures hack were briefed Monday by a security firm that says its research points to laid-off Sony staff, not North Korea, as the perpetrator — another example of the continuing whodunit blame game around the devastating attack.
Even the unprecedented decision to release details of an ongoing FBI investigation and President Barack Obama publicly blaming the hermit authoritarian regime hasn’t quieted a chorus of well-qualified skeptics who say the evidence just doesn’t add up.
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How to spot and avoid installing potentially unwanted programs | PCWorld
The only PUP no one lovesThey’re called PUPs—Potentially Unwanted Programs—and they sneak onto your system as accessories to the program you actually intend to install. They’re annoying, and they can result in slower performance, space-stealing browser toolbars, annoying pop-ups, and even loss of privacy.You don’t have to give up free software to avoid PUPs, but you do have to pay attention. Each PUP first appears as a trap in the desired program’s installation wizard.Ian Paul recently recommended a program called Unchecky that attempts to uncheck installation options for you, but I prefer just being careful. Here are some tricks and traps to look out for during software installations.
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Support scammers – at your service! – Graham Cluley
The Windows Service Center. Sounds reassuring, doesn’t it?Here’s a typical scenario.Someone claiming to be working on behalf of Microsoft rings you out of the blue to tell you that there was a problem with your PC, or even that your virus-infected PC is causing problems on the internet, and that your Microsoft licence is going to be suspended unless you give them access to your PC so that they can clear it up.
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Hotel Hippo website alarmingly insecure, customer data at risk – Graham Cluley
British security researcher Scott Helme tried to book himself a night away from it all recently via HotelHippo.com – only to find an array of security issues that could have left him, and thousands of other customers, dangerously exposed.
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