Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

This online quiz is now confirmed to be a phishing scam

Those social media quizzes and surveys? Yeah, they’re probably stealing your data.

All the reasons why cybercriminals want to hack your phone

Hacking’s not just for computers anymore. See why your phone is vulnerable.

Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week

01/24/2019 12:17 PM EST Original release date: ...

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26
JAN
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Phishing, Weekend Update

Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Steps To Take If You Are the Victim of Identity Theft.

It can be overwhelming to learn you’ve been a victim of identity theft. As in your case, crimes involving identity theft and credit fraud are often committed online.

How to share photos without using Facebook

There are other options for photo ...

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19
JAN
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Android, Apple, authentication, Facebook, Identity Theft, Weekend Update

Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Warn your friends they can’t bypass Facebook with this hoax

No, none of us can “bypass” Facebook’s newsfeed algorithms by copy-pasting our way past them.  I have friends and relatives that are trying to use this by it is fake.

Update now! Adobe Acrobat and Reader have critical flaws

Adobe has patched two critical flaws ...

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12
JAN
0

Apple, Facebook, Weekend Update

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Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Securing New Devices

12/28/2018 03:57 PM EST  Original release date: December 28, 2018

During the holidays, internet-connected devices also known as Internet of Things (IoT) are often popular gifts—such as smart TVs, watches, toys, phones, and tablets. This technology provides a level of convenience to our lives, but it requires that we share more information than ever. The security ...

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5
JAN
0

Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, Weekend Update

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Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Home Routers Lack Basic Linux Security

More disconcerting news for router owners – a new assessment of 28 popular models for home users failed to find a single one with firmware that had fully enabled underlying security hardening features offered by Linux.

CITL (Cyber Independent Testing Laboratories) says it made this unexpected discovery after analysing firmware images from ...

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29
DEC
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authentication, Google, passwords, Software vulnerability, Weekend Update

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Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Glitter bomb engineer exacts revenge on parcel thieves

Everyone else has reported this Christmas gem, why shouldn’t we? NASA engineer Mark Rober “over-engineered the crap” out of it, including motion detection, geofencing, and 4 cameras to record some priceless reactions.  Here is the YouTube video.

Dark web goldmine busted by Europol

What’s ...

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22
DEC
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cybersecurity, Dark Web, social engineering, Weekend Update

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Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Bomb Threats Emailed Around the World

12/13/2018 06:59 PM EST  Original release date: December 13, 2018

The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC), part of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA), is aware of a worldwide email campaign targeting businesses and organizations with bomb threats. The emails claim that a device will detonate unless a ransom in ...

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15
DEC
0

Google, law and policy, Weekend Update

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Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Botnet of Infected WordPress Sites Attacking WordPress Sites

This entry was posted in Research, Wordfence, WordPress Security on December 5, 2018

The Defiant Threat Intelligence team recently began tracking the behavior of an organized brute force attack campaign against WordPress sites. This campaign has created a botnet of infected WordPress websites to perform its attacks, ...

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8
DEC
0

Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, Identity Theft, Web Design, Weekend Update, WordPress

Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Holiday Scams and Malware Campaigns

11/19/2018 09:18 PM EST Original release date: November 19, 2018

As the holidays approach, NCCIC reminds users to be aware of seasonal scams and malware campaigns. Users should be cautious of unsolicited emails that contain malicious links or attachments with malware, advertisements infected with malware, and requests for donations from fraudulent charitable organizations, ...

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24
NOV
0

law and policy, Software vulnerability, Weekend Update

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