Facebook IPO Revealed; Google Bolsters Android Security; VeriSign Hacked – PC Magazine

Facebook IPO Revealed; Google Bolsters Android Security; VeriSign HackedPC MagazineBy Angela Moscaritolo Facebook again topped headlines on Thursday, thanks to its lucrative initial public offering (IPO). According to paperwork filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg took home …and more » “android security” – Google News


Biz Break: Symantec goes shopping, Steve Jobs doll not for sale, and Facebook plans IPO – San Jose Mercury News

Today: Mountain View-based computer-security company Symantec buys LiveOffice for about $ 115 million, giving it cloud-archiving offering. Also: Steve Jobs doll will not be released after pressure from Apple (AAPL), Jobs lawyers, and a report … “computer security” – Bing News


Facebook tries to appease frustrated developers (Emil Protalinski/Friending Facebook Blog)

Emil Protalinski / Friending Facebook Blog:Facebook tries to appease frustrated developers  —  Summary: Developers this week complained about two separate Facebook issues.  The first was in regards to the Javascript SDK and the second was about the Python SDK.  Facebook responded to both.  —  Two different developers posted … internet – Techmeme Search


‘Ellen’ Producer Says Fans Targeted In Facebook Scam (Exclusive)

Pretty much everyone with an e-mail account is familiar with the type of scam wherein a person with connections has something valuable to offer, but is experiencing some form of trouble and is willing to provide compensation for needed assistance. Is …


Biz Break: Facebook settles privacy case, AMR bankruptcy, risk to HP printers – San Jose Mercury News

Biz Break: Facebook settles privacy case, AMR bankruptcy, risk to HP printersSan Jose Mercury NewsThe researchers, however, said that a fix would not be possible after the hack was made. "If and when HP rolls out a fix, if a printer is already compromised, the fix would be completely ineffective. Once you own the firmware, [...]


Facebook investigate ‘porn ‘

FACEBOOK is probing reports that a spread PORN on the social networking … Facebook said last night they were taking the seriously. A spokesman said: “We are aware of these reports. “We are investigating the issue”.


Facebook Porn and Gore Exploit Spiraling Out Of Control (Violet Blue/ZDNet)

Violet Blue / ZDNet:Facebook Porn and Gore Exploit Spiraling Out Of Control  —  Summary: For the past few days an exploit has been hijacking Facebook users accounts and posting explicit gore and pornography to users’ timelines.  —  Facebook users’ outrage is mounting toward the social network for an exploit …


Facebook And Google Spent Record Amounts On D.C. Lobbying In Q3 2011 (Leena Rao/TechCrunch)

Leena Rao / TechCrunch:Facebook And Google Spent Record Amounts On D.C. Lobbying In Q3 2011  —  Each quarter, Facebook and Google continue to spend more and more on lobbying efforts in Washington D.C. As evidenced by the most recent disclosure reports filed in the U.S. Senate’s lobbying database …


Spam in June: Phishing Attacks on Facebook and Habbo Intensify – Zawya.com

Kaspersky Lab presents its spam report for June 2011. The volume of spam in mail traffic increased slightly compared to May and averaged 83.3%. The most popular topics were Osama bin Laden’s death, the last Harry Potter movie the anniversary of Michael …


Can you tell a real Facebook e-mail from a phishing attempt? – ZDNet

Summary: Notification e-mails from social networking sites like Facebook can be dangerous; if you’re fooled by a phisher, you can click your way into big trouble. Here are four Facebook notifications that arrived in my e-mail inbox recently …