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Panda Security - If a few weeks ago we were talking about the need to install an antivirus for Mac, today we will refer to a malware specimen that has created much havoc among users. Have you heard of Flashback?

ZDNet - Users that had been using Facebook or Google identities to use Yahoo services, will need to revert to Yahoo ID as the company begins a phasing out of support for the login alternatives across its service portfolio. First reported by Reuters, the reversal began with Yahoo Sports Tourney Pick'Em service earlier this week, before extending to more popular services such as Flickr and other Yahoo Sports brands. No timeline is set for these...

CSO online - It's no secret that users have to give up private information to use mobile apps. But given that attacks on mobile devices are on the rise, should they? Yes, there are hundreds of thousands out there that won't cost you a cent to download. But they still extract a price. The price, at a minimum, is information — about you. As more than one expert has said, "You are the payment." And...

Help Net Security - The Disaster Recovery Preparedness (DRP) Council announced findings from its benchmark study which show that 73% of respondent organizations worldwide are not taking adequate steps to protect their data and IT systems. Poor planning, testing and technological deficiencies have led to more than $5M worth of critical applications failure, data center outages and data loss.

Ukraine's telecommunications system has come under attack, with equipment installed in Russian-controlled Crimea used to interfere with the mobile phones of members of parliament, the head of Ukraine's SBU security service said on Tuesday. "I confirm that an IP-telephonic attack is under way on mobile phones of members of Ukrainian parliament for the second day in row," Valentyn Nalivaichenko told a news briefing.

The Register - The UK's National Health Service (NHS) and the NHS Information Centre are riding out a three-pronged privacy storm. The first privacy incident starts with this PA Consulting document titled “Placing the patient at the centre of healthcare: PA report on the future of healthcare.”

Graham Cluley - Any security-savvy person should be cautious of automatically clicking on the links, of course, just in case the email had been sent out by online criminals attempting to phish your Twitter credentials. But, in this case, just in case you think it was a phishing message, let me reassure you. The email *did* come from Twitter HQ, but it *wasn’t* legitimate.

BBC News - A world-spanning network of hijacked home routers has been uncovered by security researchers. The network involves more than 300,000 routers in homes and small businesses that have been taken over through loopholes in their core software.

Securityweek - The website Meetup.com is back online after a powerful distributed denial-of-service attack was launched against the site. The attack began Thursday when an attacker sent an extortion demand for $300 to Meetup CEO Scott Heiferman in an email. According to the CEO, the attack began simultaneously, overwhelming the site's servers with traffic.

ZDNet - On Monday, Microsoft China made statements on a Chinese social network that have been misinterpreted in reports in the West. Microsoft in Redmond told ZDNet that they are not extending support for Windows XP in China.