Sophos Naked Security


News, opinion, advice and research on computer security threats from Sophos
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Parents say creep hacked their baby monitor to tell toddler they ‘love’ her
The Taococo FREDI baby monitor has repeatedly been criticized for being easy to hack.
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Court says suspect can’t be forced to reveal 64-character password
We have to protect the constitutional rights of the innocent, and that can mean shielding guilty-as-hell child abusers, the court said.
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National Veterinary Associates catches dose of ransomware
Ransomware attacks don't discriminate - and are just as happy targeting those with four legs as those with two.
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee publishes plan to save the web from ‘digital dystopia’
Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee has proposed a 'Contract for the Web' to rescue it from a headlong plunge into a moral abyss.
Kategorie: Hacking & Security, Viry a Červi
OneCoin crypto-scam lawyer found guilty of worldwide $400m fraud
A lawyer who boasted of making "50 by 50" - as in, $50m by the age of 50 - is now facing a potential 50+ years behind bars.
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Ad-blocking companies block ‘unblockable’ tracker
Ad-blockers have figured out a way to block the unblockable - a pernicious tracker technique that hides advertising networks in plain sight.
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Russia to ban sale of devices that don’t come with “Russian software”
The Russian Government’s campaign to control how its citizens use the internet seems to be gathering steam.
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Hacker gets 4 years in jail for NeverQuest banking malware
The NeverQuest Trojan has been used by cybermuggers to try to weasel millions of dollars out of victims’ bank accounts.
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Monday review – the hot 20 stories of the week
From a WhatsApp-attacking video file to the latest adopter of DNS-over-HTTPS, and everything in between. It's the weekly security roundup.
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Google plans to take Android back to ‘mainline’ Linux kernel
Android could be returning to its roots.
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Iran’s APT33 sharpens focus on industrial control systems
Iran's elite hacking group is upping its game, according to new evidence delivered at a cybersecurity conference this week.
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Why cryptocoin scams work, and how to avoid them
What are ICOs, why are they so popular and why do crooks love them so much?
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Convicted Nigerian fraudster keeps a-fraudin’ from behind bars
He was supposed to be serving a 24-year sentence in the "maximum security" prison, not continuing the fraud... and going to parties.
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DNS-over-HTTPS is coming to Windows 10
Microsoft will soon add the ability to use DNS-over-HTTPS and DNS-over-TLS into its networking client.
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Android camera bug could have turned phones against their users
Google has patched a bug in the Android camera app that allowed other applications to bypass the strict controls on camera and audio access.
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Official Monero site delivers malicious cash-grabbing wallet
If you downloaded the Monero command line wallet recently, check it before using it.
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Tories change Twitter name to ‘factcheckUK’ during live TV debate
Twitter wagged its finger at the UK's Conservative party for renaming its press account "factcheckUK" during a live TV debate.
Kategorie: Hacking & Security, Viry a Červi
Update WhatsApp now: MP4 video bug exposes your messages
A now-patched-hole could have allowed remote code execution that could have exposed files and messages. Update your WhatsApp now.
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Instagram stalker app Ghosty yanked from Play store
It was sucking up private profiles by requiring users to hand over their logins, giving it access to whatever accounts they follow.
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XSS security hole in Gmail’s dynamic email
The bug was fixed at least a month ago so users receiving dynamic email content have one less thing to worry about.
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