Sophos – Page 115 – PossibleThreat Articles

Credit to Author: Alice Violet| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 13:19:30 +0000

Listen to the latest episode now!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/M-uTiBQXpSE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Brave beats other browsers in privacy study

February 27, 2020 0 Comments Apple, Apple Safari, Brave, browser privacy, chrome, Edge, firefox, Google, Google Chrome, Microsoft, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla, Privacy, Safari, Web Browsers, Yandex

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 11:32:13 +0000

Users looking for a privacy-focused browser might want to consider Brave first, according to a study published this week.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/nYYmchFylNA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Chrome 80 encryption change blocks AZORult password stealer

February 27, 2020 0 Comments azorult, browser security, chrome, chrome 80, Google, Google Chrome, kela, malware, mimikatz, password manager, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 11:02:49 +0000

Evidence is emerging that a change made to Chrome 80 might have disrupted the popular data and user profile stealing malware AZORult.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/kjIQgx4g7bk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook bans coronavirus ‘miracle cure’ ads

February 27, 2020 0 Comments clickbait, coronavirus, covid-19, facebook, facebook ranking, fake news, health, Instagram, miracle cure, phishing, ranking, Social networks, Spam

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 10:50:38 +0000

Facebook, like other platforms, has seen fake news, mass-buying of face masks, and misinformation about bleach being a cure for COVID-19.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/9dojXZGW3Is” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apple’s iOS pasteboard leaks location data to spy apps

February 26, 2020 0 Comments Apple, copy and paste, gps data, iOS, location data, mysk, Operating Systems, OS X, pasteboard, Privacy, security threats

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 16:28:24 +0000

A developer has discovered that malicious apps could exploit the pasteboard to work out a user’s location.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/C0t83agCkD4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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LTE vulnerability allows impersonation of other mobile devices

February 26, 2020 0 Comments 4g, 5G, data loss, dns spoofing, imp4gt, impersonation attacks, impersonation attacks in 4g networks, lte, man-in-the-middle attack, Mobile, mobile operators, Privacy, security threats

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 16:27:45 +0000

Researchers have found a way to impersonate mobile devices on 4G and 5G mobile networks, and are calling on operators and standards bodies to fix the flaw that caused it.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/FZepiqGAIX0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Switch to Signal for encrypted messaging, EC tells staff

February 26, 2020 0 Comments chat apps, Cryptography, cyber espionage, data loss, european commission, Law & order, messaging, messaging apps, Mobile, pegasus, Privacy, secret messaging, security threats, signal, spying, whatsapp

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 11:31:35 +0000

Formerly preferred diplomatic app WhatsApp apparently isn’t up to snuff.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/mRJrv_YSfXw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Taking a GPS tracker off your car isn’t ‘theft,’ court rules

February 26, 2020 0 Comments derek heuring, gps, indiana, Law & order, surveillance, tracking device

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 11:03:05 +0000

This line of thinking could get absurd, Indiana’s supreme court declared. How do you “steal” something if you don’t know who owns it?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/FhoNPMhPXqg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Mystery zero-day in Chrome – update now!

February 25, 2020 0 Comments chrome, cve-2020-6418:, Exploit, Google, Google Chrome, Patch, vulnerability, zero day

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 20:55:03 +0000

When a bug’s a zero-day that means it’s being actively exploited. So don’t delay, just patch today!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/xrcwT2eXQRY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Android 11 to clamp down on background location access

February 25, 2020 0 Comments Android, android 11, Apple, background location, Google, iOS, location data, Mobile, Operating Systems, Privacy

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:51:53 +0000

Is Android finally about to get on top of the issue of apps that quietly suck up location data?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/pgha-yLJwm8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>