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2017-06-09 16:26:06 | Android ransomware hides in fake King of Glory game (lien direct) | Taking design cues from WannaCry, a fake copy of the popular King of Glory game is being used to spread ransomware |
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2017-06-09 15:56:56 | Want Instagram likes? Now you can buy popularity from a vending machine (lien direct) | Vending machines are now offering you the chance to boost your social media popularity. But, what are the consequences?  |
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2017-06-09 13:17:29 | When security bugs become WONTFIX writeoffs [Chet Chat Podcast 262] (lien direct) | Enjoy the latest episode of our computer security podcast! |
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2017-06-08 17:43:50 | News in brief: man jailed for hacking celebrity chef; US could add domestic flights to laptop ban; flaws found in \'security\' cameras (lien direct) | Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news |
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2017-06-08 16:27:46 | It is not OK to break the law to catch criminals, judge rules (lien direct) | The 'flagrancy of the FBI's misconduct' in obtaining the warrant and deploying malware in a fishing expedition to catch child abusers was 'truly staggering', said the judge |
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2017-06-08 13:32:57 | Supreme Court to rule on warrants for cellphone location data (lien direct) | Should you be surprised if location data is used as evidence against you? Should police need a warrant for it? It's time for some overdue clarity |
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2017-06-08 10:40:11 | Apple\'s Safari is going to use AI to track who\'s tracking you (lien direct) | Safari will use machine learning to decide which third-party cookies to block, with the aim of reducing how much your footsteps around the web are followed by advertisers  |
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2017-06-07 17:50:29 | News in brief: computers trained to spot catfish; Trump cautioned on blocks; Apple locks out older phones (lien direct) | Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news |
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2017-06-07 17:09:00 | InfoSec 2017: Brexit+GDPR = business disaster? (lien direct) | GDPR is a challenge for businesses all over the world - and the UK faces a particular mountain to climb as it prepares to leave the EU |
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2017-06-07 16:48:39 | Firms stockpiling Bitcoins ready to pay off ransomware crooks (lien direct) | But why stockpile when you could just buy Bitcoins when you need them, right? Wrong: it's a bit more complicated than that |
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2017-06-07 15:18:21 | InfoSec 2017: \'One disaster away from governments doing something\' on IoT (lien direct) | IoT is 'eating the world', warned Bruce Schneier at InfoSec 2017 - and it's up to us to make sure that the inevitable regulation is smart, not stupid  |
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2017-06-07 14:52:59 | Russians apparently \'targeted US election via phishing attacks\' (lien direct) | What's striking about the story alleging that Russia targeted an election software vendor is what straightforward, tried-and-tested tools were used |
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2017-06-07 10:18:07 | You think that post is secret? Beware – it can come back and bite you (lien direct) | 'Once posted, forever toasted': as 10 would-be Harvard students learned, it pays to be careful about what you say online and where you say it |
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2017-06-07 09:56:10 | InfoSec 2017: how to protect yourself against the next WannaCry (lien direct) | What made WannaCry different from other ransomware attacks? We explain how it happened - and look at what lessons we've learned |
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2017-06-06 17:51:18 | News in brief: spy chief warns on blame; FBI arrests NSA contractor; Japan holds teen on ransomware (lien direct) | Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news |
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2017-06-06 15:46:40 | Two cheers for Google\'s native Chrome ad-blocker (lien direct) | With more and more of us resorting to blocking the ads that turn websites into the digital equivalent of Piccadilly Circus's neon landscape, we look at what Google's move to control adverts in Chrome means |
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2017-06-06 13:38:02 | InfoSec 2017: a look at the family album of ransomware (lien direct) | Here's SophosLabs' guide to what's been happening in the families of ransomware in the past six months |
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2017-06-06 11:20:55 | Google ads for tech support scams – would you spot one? (lien direct) | Rogue ads at the top of search results are targeting you for tech support scams - here's what to watch out for |
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2017-06-05 17:54:40 | News in brief: tech firms under fire again; facial recognition prize offered; hack leads to Gulf crisis (lien direct) | Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news |
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2017-06-05 17:13:30 | Facebook safety check: telling loved ones you\'re safe is a good thing (lien direct) | Our data may be currency to Facebook, but being able to let your loved ones know you're safe is priceless |
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2017-06-05 16:13:38 | Why \'I forgot my password\' won\'t go down well with a judge (lien direct) | Two cases in Florida suggest that claiming you can't remember your phone's password mean you could end up in even more trouble |
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2017-06-05 15:48:49 | Punching down the Judy Android adware: a SophosLabs analysis (lien direct) | What's going on under the hood of the Judy apps we wrote about last month? We had a look - and didn't like what we found  |
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2017-06-05 09:13:28 | Facebook denies parents access to dead daughter\'s account (lien direct) | That sounds harsh - but the social media giant has a duty to protect users' privacy, even after they've died - and it highlights the issues of what happens to our online lives after we die |
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2017-06-02 17:37:22 | News in brief: US requires social media handles; Putin points to \'patriotic\' hackers; Snapchat Spectacles arrive (lien direct) | Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news |
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2017-06-02 15:49:03 | OneLogin warns that attacker could be able to decrypt data (lien direct) | IT teams at organisations affected by the OneLogin are in for a busy few days carrying out the recommended steps to secure their stuff |
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2017-06-02 14:55:35 | Get into Infosec Europe 2017 for free, hear great talks! (lien direct) | Get a free entry pass on us (value £35) to attend Infosecurity Europe 2017 in London next week. We'll be giving loads of great talks! |
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2017-06-02 14:03:53 | Thousands of enterprise apps exposing data on back-end servers (lien direct) | With so much data apparently exposed via back-end servers, we shouldn't be surprised if there's a new wave of thefts and extortion attempts |
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2017-06-02 11:43:08 | Facial recognition reunites missing boy with his dad after four years (lien direct) | Tech to pick faces out of the crowd can be used for good, but it's also increasingly pervasive  |
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2017-06-01 19:18:09 | News in brief: AI detects pain in animals; parallel universe discovered; Silk Road creator loses appeal (lien direct) | Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news |
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2017-06-01 15:30:24 | Hackers shelve crowdfunding drive for Shadow Brokers exploits (lien direct) | 'Legal reasons' cited for decision to drop the plan to crowdfund a security community subscription to a promised monthly dump of exploits |
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2017-06-01 13:40:32 | Crooks hold nude plastic surgery pictures to ransom after break-in (lien direct) | Patients, including some celebrities, of a plastic surgery clinic, have found themselves on the receiving end of ransom demands
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2017-06-01 12:00:23 | Kittens, bears or pandas: who\'s behind the biggest cyberattacks? (lien direct) | WannaCry is just the latest attack where everyone wants to know who's behind the outbreak - but how much do we really know about the cybercrooks? And how can we be sure?  |
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2017-05-31 17:55:34 | News in brief: NASA sends probe to the Sun; subway gets phone coverage; Facebook pushes back (lien direct) | Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news |
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2017-05-31 17:27:24 | Wolf in sheep\'s clothing: a SophosLabs investigation into delivering malware via VBA (lien direct) | SophosLabs gets under the skin of the bad guys' latest attempt to drop ransomware on to your PCs |
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2017-05-31 15:11:22 | Keybase adds end-to-end encryption to messages on the web (lien direct) | Chrome extension means that users can send encrypted messages on services such as Twitter, Facebook and Reddit that have enabled Keybase  |
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2017-05-31 10:59:47 | Chrome bug that lets sites secretly record you \'not a flaw\', insists Google (lien direct) | Definitely not a security issue, says Google, as it moves to address flaw that could have you inadvertently starring in someone else's movie |
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2017-05-30 17:55:38 | News in brief: no laptop ban from EU for now; China warns on new laws; bug bounty scheme for DHS (lien direct) | Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news |
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2017-05-30 17:13:59 | Shadow Brokers double down on zero-day subscription service (lien direct) | Should you dive in and help with the crowdfunding move to access the data they claim they have? It's not what we'd advise - but what do you think?  |
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2017-05-30 14:40:27 | Security of medical devices \'is a life or death issue\', warns researcher (lien direct) | Concern rises as one study finds more than 8,000 vulnerabilities in seven pacemakers while another highlights wider issues in medical devices
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2017-05-30 11:58:18 | Why you should avoid Star Hop and Candy Link in Google Play (lien direct) | Both games look harmless enough, but they contain a payload that ensures you'll be hammered with spam |
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2017-05-30 09:24:46 | Tuesday review – the hot 24 stories of the week (lien direct) | Welcome back after the holiday weekend! Get yourself up to date with everything we've written in the last seven days - it's weekly roundup time. |
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2017-05-29 19:57:45 | What do you mean, \'Windows bug in Linux\'? [Chet Chat Podcast 261] (lien direct) | The Chet Chat is back! Join us for the latest episode of our popular security podcast. |
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2017-05-26 17:38:35 | News in brief: tech firms \'must do more\' on terror\'; romance scammers jailed; Disney film heist \'a hoax\' (lien direct) | Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news |
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2017-05-26 17:26:02 | Crysis ransomware master keys posted to Pastebin (lien direct) | Why would someone release the keys to victims? Who knows, but as the poster who uploaded them says, 'Enjoy!'
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2017-05-26 11:35:57 | Samba exploit – not quite WannaCry for Linux, but patch anyway! (lien direct) | SMB is the Windows networking protocol, so SMB security holes like the one that led to WannaCry can't happen on Linux/Unix, right? Wrong!  |
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2017-05-26 11:05:34 | Campaigners demand halt to Vermont\'s use of facial recognition (lien direct) | Despite use of facial recognition being banned under state law, Vermont's DMV is 'overstepping' the legislation, say campaigners  |
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2017-05-25 22:54:00 | WannaCry: the rush to blame XP masked bigger problems (lien direct) | Many pointed the finger at Windows XP, but the worst hit computers were unpatched Windows 7 machines |
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2017-05-25 17:40:30 | News in brief: Twitter pays $7,500 bounty; China gets \'tweaked\' Windows; how to hide passwords (lien direct) | Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news |
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2017-05-25 16:34:43 | Put down the popcorn and patch your media player (lien direct) | A vulnerability in caption files has been patched in some media players, but it's not clear how widespread the flaw still is |
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2017-05-25 14:22:07 | Google debuts a new way to follow your footsteps around the web (lien direct) | New machine-learning tool aims to deliver even more information to Google's advertisers about your 'consumer journey'  |
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