5/18/2009 FTC Press Release:
Click here to go directly to the release on the FTC website (recommended).
FTC Obtains Court Order Halting Deceptive Mortgage Relief Internet Ads; Marketers Falsely Claimed to Operate MakingHomeAffordable.gov
At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal district court issued an order to stop an Internet-based operation that pretends to operate “MakingHomeAffordable.gov,” the official Web site of the federal Making Home Affordable program for free mortgage loan assistance. The FTC alleged that the defendants deceptively diverted consumers who searched online for the free government assistance program to commercial Web sites that offer loan modification services for a fee.
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US-Cert added this warning on December 8, 2008 at 02:48 pm
US-CERT is aware of public reports of malware spreading via popular social networking sites. The reports indicate that this malware is spreading through spam email messages appearing to come from Myspace.com, Facebook.com, and Classmates.com. The email contains a message indicating that there is a YouTube video available and instructs the user to follow the link to view the video. If users click on this link, they will be prompted to update Adobe Flash Player. This update is not a legitimate Adobe Flash Player update–it is malicious code.
Filed under US-Cert Current Activity Alerts by Comment. 
Added to US-Cert.gov November 21, 2008 at 9:08 am
Symantec has released a security advisory to address multiple vulnerabilities for Symantec Backup Exec. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to gain access to or modify information, cause a denial of service, or potentially execute arbitrary code.
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Filed under US-Cert Current Activity Alerts by Comment.
