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: January 24, 2019
Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week is January 28 to February 1. This annual campaign aims to help consumers be more informed about protecting themselves from tax-related identity theft and scams. Tax-related identity theft occurs when someone steals a Social Security number and uses it to claim a tax refund or get a job.
The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC), part of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), encourages consumers to review the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) publication Taxes. Security. Together., and NCCIC Tips on Preventing and Responding to Identity Theft and IRS and NCCIC Caution Users: Prepare for Heightened Phishing Risk This Tax Season for more information.
Social Security Number scammers are at it again
Cybercriminals are coming for your Social Security benefits. Read up and stay safe.
Collection 1 data breach: what you need to know
Is this the mother of all data breaches? Should you be worried? Possibly. We give you the low down.
Update now! Apple releases first 2019 iOS and macOS patches
Apple has issued its January security updates fixing a list of mostly shared CVE flaws affecting iOS and macOS with a smattering for Safari, watchOS, tvOS, and iCloud for Windows.
Bomb threat spam and sextortion spam may stem from GoDaddy DNS weakness
A bomb threat spam campaign that hit North America last month may have been engineered using a flaw in GoDaddy’s domain management process, it was revealed this week.
Data Privacy Day
01/22/2019 07:00 AM EST Original release date: January 22, 2019
January 28 is Data Privacy Day (DPD), an annual effort to promote data privacy awareness and education. This year’s DPD events, sponsored by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), focus around the theme, A New Era in Privacy.
The NCSA Stay Safe Online website will feature a live stream of the Data Privacy Day 2019 – Live From LinkedIn event, which includes presentations on opportunities and challenges and the future of privacy, as well as a TED-style talk with the Amazon Web Services Global principal security architect.
The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC), part of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), encourages users and administrators to review NCSA’s tips on Managing Your Privacy and the following NCCIC tips: Safeguarding Your Data, Protecting Your Privacy, How Anonymous Are You, and Choosing and Protecting Passwords.
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