A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.
Malware Displaying Porn Ads Discovered in Game Apps on Google Play
Google removed 60 games that contained code to display porn pop-ups and other malicious activities. Click through to see list of bad apps. If you installed any of them, you will need to remove these yourself.
Visa joins other major credit cards in getting rid of signature requirement
The days of signing the receipt after a credit card purchase are numbered. Visa, the largest U.S. credit card issuer, became the last of the major credit card companies to announce its plan to make signatures optional.
How to set up 2FA on your Facebook account
As Facebook continues to embed itself into the fabric of our social and online lives – or, perhaps it’s more correct to say, as we let Facebook continue to embed itself in our lives – it’s increasingly important that we keep our accounts safe from unauthorized use.
Police give out infected USBs as prizes in cybersecurity quiz
Quiz winners at a data security expo were given USBs, which been accidentally infected with executable malware files. This is the classical definition of Trojan Horse.
Netflix phishing campaign goes after your login, credit card, mugshot and ID
Netflix phishing campaign goes for login, credit card, mugshot and ID. If you have a Netflix account, you need to be watching for this. Already happened? You will need to change your password.
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