PornPics spamming Facebook?

Facebook becomes flooded with porn, violence, other graphic images
Security experts say images have spread over the past 24 to 48 hours
Members of hacker collective Anonymous claim they created a virus to attack Facebook
Facebook hasn't commented on the wave of spam
(CNN) -- Porn, violent images and other graphic pieces of content are spreading across Facebook in what appears to be a widespread and ugly spam attack.
Graham Cluley, a consultant with Web security firm Sophos, said Tuesday that "explicit and violent" images had been flooding the News Feeds of Facebook users for the past 24 hours or so.
Cluley wrote on the Sophos blog that the images have included hardcore porn; photoshopped images of celebrities, including teen pop star Justin Bieber, in sexual positions; "extreme violence;" and at least one image of an abused dog.
The researcher said it wasn't clear Tuesday how the images were spreading.
One possibility: "Clickjacking," when clicking on a friend's image shares it in your own feed.
Hackers also may have compromised the accounts of users with weak passwords or tricked people into installing malicious code.
"What's clear," Cluley wrote, "is that mischief-makers are upsetting many Facebook users and making the social networking site far from a family-friendly place."
Several CNN.com staffers reported seeing some of the images by Tuesday morning.
Facebook says it is aware of the images.
"Protecting the people who use Facebook from spam and malicious content is a top priority for us and we are always working to improve our systems to isolate and remove material that violates our terms," spokesman Andrew Noyes said in an email. "We have recently experienced an increase in reports and we are investigating and addressing the issue."
The blog AllFacebook reported that the social-media giant has been quietly taking down the images.
Writer Jackie Cohen said a request for comment on the images merely got a reply thanking her for "flagging" the images.
"The fact that these photos spread for as long as 48 hours unchecked [shows] how much Facebook relies on individual users to flag inappropriate content: people were commenting on the images more than flagging them," she wrote.
Users were, understandably, distraught.
"Seeing a dead dog on my Facebook news feed ........ Officially deactivating it," said one Twitter user in a post collected by Sophos.
"I saw a dead dog, Justin Bieber [performing a sex act] and a naked grandma," said another. "Time to delete facebook."
With questions still abounding, speculation on the Web turned -- as it often does in online hacking cases -- the controversial "hacktivist" collective Anonymous.
A group claiming allegiance to Anonymous announced it was going to make November 5 "Kill Facebook Day." That day came and went with little noticeable activity.
But last week, an Anonymous-affiliated group announced in a YouTube video that it had created the "Fawkes virus," a sophisticated tool that would attack Facebook.
A handful of Twitter feeds widely acknowledged as being run by Anonymous members had made no mention of the Facebook posts Tuesday morning.
At least two members had previously distanced themselves from Operation Facebook, saying it was doomed to fail and that Anonymous is not a cohesive group with unanimously approved goals.
"Using a simple Facebook account, the worm can be carried into other accounts with little or no interaction," an automated voice says in the video posted on the account "AnonSecurity157." "We did not expect the intensity with which this would spread."
The video claims the worm can be controlled remotely and that once it's fully understood it "will use this to its advantage against corruption."

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IPAD 3 RELEASE

The iPad 3 is expected to release sometime in 2012, however it could be either in spring or autumn and it is going to be preceded by an iPad 2S first. This was revealed following speculations that the iPhone 4S would not be released, or at least not be a flagship model of iPhone.
Apple had been planning to release a brand new iPhone in 2011 but technical constraints could not make it possible. Hence, they opted for the iPhone 4S as a back up plan, quoted a source at SF Gate. Thus, even if Apple faces similar constraints with the ambitious iPad 3, they would have the option of repeating history by releasing another tweener iPad 3S in spring, waiting for autumn to release the actual iPad 3.
Again, it reflects what Apple had intended by creating a two year gap between the iPhones by bringing out iPhone 3G and 3GS, which externally looked like similar models. Hence, Apple would not try to bring in an intermediary model of iPad 2S unless forced by circumstances.
The key dissimilarity between smartphone and tablet users is that the former do not need to buy all new annual models that come along because they have the eligibility of upgrading for a span ranging from a year to 20 months, depending on whether they were transacting on Sprint, Verizon or AT&T and also on the monthly plan that they were subscribing.
This would have prevented many users of the iPhone 4 from switching to iPhone 5 in mid 2011; similarly as many iPhone 3GS users skipped buying the iPhone 4. This is the reason why the iPhone 4S added a second year to the iPhone 4.x era so as to give the users time enough to reach their upgrade eligibility. Such things do not exist in the case of tablets.
Even though the iPad does have an optional data plan, it’s on monthly basis and no contracts are involved. Hence, iPad 2 users can upgrade to iPad3 the very moment the latter releases, if they want to.
Therefore, Apple does not seem to have any reason for bringing out the iPad 2S, unless the iPad 3 is technically not ready for launch. As seen with the iPhone 4S this year itself, such a possibility cannot be ruled out.

Want to lose weight? Shut your mouth

-- Anita Mills was 382 pounds when a family doctor gave her four simple rules to lose weight:

1. Eat 8 ounces of food every 3 hours

2. No sugary drinks

3. Do not skip meals

4. Do not tell anyone what you're doing

Now 242 pounds lighter, Mills credits that last tip for helping her through the most difficult months of her weight loss journey. Not having someone questioning every bite or trying to persuade her to relax on weekends helped her focus on the goal.
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"It's so much better to walk into a room and have someone say, 'Hey, did you do something different?' than to announce, 'I'm on a diet,' and have people pointing fingers at you," she said.

The advice seems counterintuitive. Weight Watchers and similar groups tout support as a major reason for their programs' success, and studies have found that accountability is important in accomplishing a goal. But telling family, friends and Facebook about your diet plans could have a detrimental effect, some experts say.

Mills' doctor, Jon Walz, gives all of his weight loss patients the same rules. He blames the need for secrecy on the culture of obesity. Since childhood, he says, we've searched out people who look and act like us.

"People who are obese live with obese people. They find obese friends. Most (patients) don't recognize how bad a lifestyle they have, how self-defeating a lifestyle is.. They think that culture's normal."

As human beings we have a difficult time with change, Walz continues. So when someone we love alters his or her lifestyle, we have a problem dealing with it -- even if that transformation is positive.

"Deliberately or not, the family, the friends, the other people who are part of that individual's culture will resist the change," Walz says. "(They) will try to change them back to what the culture tolerates."

Mills has discovered the truth in his theory. After she dropped a significant amount of weight, she couldn't hide her diet anymore. That's when friends started drifting away.

"People are mean -- people who you would normally think would be supportive. One friend told me she liked it better when I was the fat friend. That hurt," Mills said.

There are other reasons to keep your weight loss plans to yourself.

Dr. Peter Gollwitzer, a professor of psychology at New York University, studies how goals and plans affect cognition and behavior. In his research paper, "When Intentions Go Public," Gollwitzer describes how spilling the beans -- and the resulting response -- can change someone's actions.

Everyone has what Gollwitzer terms an "identity goal" of some kind, whether it's to be a good mother or a better scientist. In the case of weight loss, that goal is to be a successful dieter.

To reach an identity goal, you need indicators of your accomplishments. For a scientist it's published research papers or a boss' recognition. For a dieter it could be pounds dropped or praise from friends/family when they see how great you look.

Gollwitzer's studies found that when you tell people what you intend to do, and that intention is acknowledged, the recognition qualifies as an indicator of accomplishment.

"The danger is that you feel that you have already reached the goal and because of that you don't have to act on it any more," Gollwitzer says.

In other words, when you tell a friend that you're planning to drop 20 pounds and she notices your good intention, you no longer feel the need to follow through with exercise or healthy eating.

There are a number of ways to avoid this phenomenon.

"One is simple -- you can keep your mouth shut," Gollwitzer says. "Another one is to form different kinds of intentions, not only say what you want to do but also when, where and how you want to do it."

Such planning helps create situational action control, he explains. When you find yourself at the gym before work, the situation you mentally mapped out controls your behavior instead of your intention to exercise more.

The third way, Gollwitzer says, is to tell only one or two people who hold power over you (metaphorically) so that they help you stick to your intentions.

Select those people carefully, fitness and nutrition expert Bonnie MeChelle warns. The author of "Accountability is Key" says people with negative energy or a trainer that doesn't fit your style, won't help. But if you do find someone who will hold you responsible, share away.

"Tell them everything," MeChelle says. "Accountability is key because if you keep everything to yourself, no one is going to know what you're doing -- no one is going to know if you fall off the wagon."

Whether you choose to share your diet plans or keep them secret, it's important to remember exactly who you're losing weight for.

"If you're losing weight to please other people, your motivation will not be sustained to keep going when the going gets rough," MeChelle says.

And until you drop those extra pounds, you're the only one who has to know.

Respiratory Health

More than 35 million Americans suffer chronic lung disease such as asthma, emphysema and chronic bronchitis, according to the American Lung Association. Lung disease and other breathing problems are the No. 1 killer of babies younger than 1 year old. Other conditions, including cystic fibrosis, lung cancer and AIDS, also make breathing difficult, according to the American Association for Respiratory Care.

Health Matters

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Zombie Apocalypse'

Are you prepared for the impending zombie invasion?
That's the question posed by the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention in a Monday blog posting gruesomely titled, "Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse." And while it's no joke, CDC officials say it's all about emergency preparation.
"There are all kinds of emergencies out there that we can prepare for," the posting reads. "Take a zombie apocalypse for example. That's right, I said z-o-m-b-i-e a-p-o-c-a-l-y-p-s-e. You may laugh now, but when it happens you'll be happy you read this, and hey, maybe you'll even learn a thing or two about how to prepare for a real emergency."
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The post, written by Assistant Surgeon General Ali Khan, instructs readers how to prepare for "flesh-eating zombies" much like how they appeared in Hollywood hits like "Night of the Living Dead" and video games like Resident Evil. Perhaps surprisingly, the same steps you'd take in preparation for an onslaught of ravenous monsters are similar to those suggested in advance of a hurricane or pandemic.
"First of all, you should have an emergency kit in your house," the posting continues. "This includes things like water, food, and other supplies to get you through the first couple of days before you can locate a zombie-free refugee camp (or in the event of a natural disaster, it will buy you some time until you are able to make your way to an evacuation shelter or utility lines are restored)."
Other items to be stashed in such a kit include medications, duct tape, a battery-powered radio, clothes, copies of important documents and first aid supplies.
"Once you've made your emergency kit, you should sit down with your family and come up with an emergency plan," the posting continues. "This includes where you would go and who you would call if zombies started appearing outside your doorstep. You can also implement this plan if there is a flood, earthquake or other emergency."
The idea behind the campaign stemmed from concerns of radiation fears following the earthquake and tsunami that rocked Japan in March. CDC spokesman Dave Daigle told FoxNews.com that someone had asked CDC officials if zombies would be a concern due to radiation fears in Japan and traffic spiked following that mention.
"It's kind of a tongue-in-cheek campaign," Daigle said Wednesday. "We were talking about hurricane preparedness and someone bemoaned that we kept putting out the same messages."
While metrics for the post are not yet available, Daigle said it has become the most popular CDC blog entry in just two days.
"People are so tuned into zombies," he said. "People are really dialed in on zombies. The idea is we're reaching an audience or a segment we'd never reach with typical messages."


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