Latest news from Naked Security (01/14/2014)

SSCC 130 - Botnets, banking, breaches, patching and the Mavericks controversy [PODCAST] What's the best way to deal with botnets? Should you use your bank's mobile app? Why all these data breaches? What about Patch Tuesday? Do you really *have* to update your Mac to Mavericks? Listen as Chet and Duck dissect and explore the week's security stories... Read more.. SEA hijacks Microsoft Twitter accounts, Xbox support blog and Technet The Syrian Electronic Army explains that its weekend pouncing was motivated by Microsoft's alleged monitoring of email accounts and selling of data for the US and other governments. The group promises to publish proof. Read more.. Patch Tuesday - get ready for the January 2014 Security Trifecta! In January 2014, Patch Tuesday coincides for Oracle, Adobe and Microsoft. Here's what you'll be up against in the opening fixture of the 2014 Patching Season... Read more.. Payment data hacked at US luxury retailer Neiman Marcus Hot on the heels of the massive Target data breach, retail group Neiman Marcus has confirmed a mid-December security breach and that an undisclosed number of payment cards have been compromised. Read more.. How your social media activity can torpedo your loan application Financial institutions are increasingly scrutinizing our friend networks, our LinkedIn employment status and even what type of phone we're using and where we're calling from to assess whether they think we're creditworthy. Read more.. More to read: Hacker hijacked YouTube channels to milk AdSense for money Target admits "there was malware on our point-of-sale registers" Half of UK people are not protecting themselves online, says government Monday review - the hot 24 stories of the week Target's data breach MUCH bigger than first thought - now more than 100,000,000 records  Follow us on Twitter | Join us on Facebook | Forward to a friend You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website at http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com Our mailing address is: Sophos The Pentagon Abingdon Science Park Abingdon, Oxon OX14 3YP United Kingdom Add us to your address book  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences  Copyright © 2014 Sophos, All rights reserved.

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