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Nearly a quarter of malware now communicates using TLS

February 18, 2020 0 Comments dridex, icedid, malware, SophosLabs Uncut, SSL, ssl inspection, TLS, trickbot

Credit to Author: Luca Nagy| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:30:07 +0000

Encryption is one of the strongest weapons malware authors can leverage: They can use it to obfuscate their code, to prevent users (in the case of ransomware) from being able to access their files, and for securing their malicious network communication. As websites and apps more widely adopt TLS (Transport Layer Security) and communicate over […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/XXvUtjG7XVU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Malware and HTTPS – a growing love affair

February 18, 2020 0 Comments Cryptography, malware, SophosLabs, TLS

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:32:46 +0000

HTTPS web encryption – blessing or curse? A new SophosLabs report looks at how much the crooks love TLS.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/2I1AdG1EeE4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Council returns to using pen and paper after cyberattack

February 18, 2020 0 Comments Government security, local government, malware, national crime agency, nca, ncsc, Ransomware, redcar and cleveland council, security threats

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 11:44:46 +0000

Ten days after a suspected ransomware attack, residents of the English borough of Redcar and Cleveland must be starting to wonder when their Council’s IT systems will return.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/OeNzmMzg6c4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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AI filter launched to block Twitter cyberflashing

February 18, 2020 0 Comments cyberflashing, dick pics, image filtering, kelsey bressler, online harassment, Privacy, safe dm, Social networks, twitter

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 11:35:05 +0000

A small but determined group of Twitter users think it is a good idea to direct message (DM) pictures of male genitals to complete strangers.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/CPnZboOMQOg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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IOTA shuts down network temporarily to fight wallet hacker

February 18, 2020 0 Comments Blockchain, crypto fraud, crypto theft, cryptocoin, cryptocurrency, cryptojacking, iota, Law & order

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 11:12:57 +0000

Popular cryptocurrency IOTA has temporarily shut down its entire network after a hacker stole funds from ten of its highest-value users.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/CvCaGAUzQzs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Sensitive plastic surgery images exposed online

February 18, 2020 0 Comments amazon, Amazon web services, AWS, aws bucket, Cloud Security, cloud storage, data leak, data loss, data protection, exposed data, medical data, medical images, next motion, online privacy, personally identifiable information, PII, plastic surgery, Privacy, security threats, vpnMentor

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 11:04:56 +0000

Researchers at VPN advisory company vpnMentor have found yet another online data exposure caused by a misconfigured cloud database.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/3bHx9OL42rQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Sophos Cloud Optix breakthrough IAM visualization is here

February 17, 2020 0 Comments amazon eks, AWS, Azure, Cloud, Corporate, google cloud platform, iam visualization, public cloud environments, sophos cloud optix

Credit to Author: Rich Beckett| Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 15:46:55 +0000

Easily visualize the relationships between IAM roles, IAM users, and services, and much more with the latest Sophos Cloud Optix release.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/W2wW5OLmqeQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google pulls 500 malicious Chrome extensions after researcher tip-off

February 17, 2020 0 Comments browser security, chrome, Chrome Extension, chrome store, duo security, Google, Google Chrome, jamila kaya, malicious extensions, security threats, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 12:07:48 +0000

Google has abruptly pulled over 500 Chrome extensions from its Web Store that researchers discovered were stealing browsing data and executing click fraud and malvertising.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/izP6lapUPOU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google forced to reveal anonymous reviewer’s details

February 17, 2020 0 Comments australia, bad reviews, fraudulent reviews, Google, google reviews, Law & order, lawsuit, personally identifiable information, PII, Privacy

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 12:02:28 +0000

A court has forced Google to reveal the details of an anonymous poster who published an unpalatable review of a dentist.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/d4sEoG9Kawk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Senator calls for dedicated US data protection agency

February 17, 2020 0 Comments california consumer protection act, CCPA, consumer online privacy rights act, copra, data protection, facebook, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Government security, kirsten gillibrand, Law & order, online privacy, personal data, personally identifiable information, PII, Privacy, selling data

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 11:55:15 +0000

The US needs a data protection agency of its own, and Kirsten Gillibrand wants to be the one that makes it happen.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/mOUsx7W00QI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>