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Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:18:57 +0000

Why not make Safer Internet Day the excuse you need to do all those cybersecurity tweaks you’ve been putting off?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ldlF5qE1ttI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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5 tips for businesses on Safer Internet Day

February 11, 2020 0 Comments #saferinternetday, #sid2020, safer internet day, security events, security threats

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:12:58 +0000

Safer Internet Day – here’s how to make your business better at cybersecurity, no matter how safe you are already!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/vYTPCX9ndtk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Freedom Hosting owner pleads guilty to distributing child abuse images

February 11, 2020 0 Comments child abuse, child abuse imagery, eric eoin marques, firefox, freedom hosting, freedom hosting ii, Law & order, the onion router, Tor

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:36:38 +0000

Eric Eoin Marques has pleaded guilty to running what was once believed to be the largest child abuse hosting provider on the dark web.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/8Yu2ZOyFsWg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Officials raise alarm about Chinese hacking

February 11, 2020 0 Comments autotrader, china, Government security, made in china 2025, nation state hacking, security threats, state-sponsored attackers, trade theft, us attorney general william barr, usa

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:29:30 +0000

Officials pointed to ongoing threats against US institutions, painting a dire picture of hacking efforts to support Chinese economic goals.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/oi3tJfEjikw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook’s Twitter and Instagram accounts hijacked

February 11, 2020 0 Comments account hijacking, facebook, hijacked instagram accounts, hijacked twitter accounts, Instagram, khoros, ourmine, social media, Social networks, twitter, twitter hack

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:57:10 +0000

In full glare of the world, Facebook admins have found themselves in an unseemly struggle to wrestle back control of the company’s Twitter accounts.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/BzYBIavuyPc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google Chrome to start blocking downloads served via HTTP

February 10, 2020 0 Comments browser security, chrome, Chrome browser, downloads, Google, Google Chrome, http, https, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:59:34 +0000

Google has announced a timetable for phasing out insecure file downloads in the Chrome browser starting with desktop version 81 due next month.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/pLJD5xgjayo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook encrypted messaging will ‘create hiding places for child abuse’

February 10, 2020 0 Comments chat apps, child abuse, child abuse imagery, child safety, children online, Cryptography, encryption, facebook, Instagram, Law & order, messaging, Messenger, nspcc, online grooming, online safety, open letter, predators, Privacy, whatsapp

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:44:10 +0000

Child safety groups penned an open letter to Facebook, urging a delay on encrypted messaging until sufficient safeguards are in place.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ns3LDtnKrEc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FBI director warns of sustained Russian disinformation threat

February 10, 2020 0 Comments ballot tampering, disinformation, disinformation campaigns, election meddling, fake news, FBI, Government security, nation state hacking, russia, security threats, us elections, vote fixing

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:20:55 +0000

Russia is still using social media in a sustained campaign to dabble in US affairs, according to FBI director Chris Wray.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/KHa-fKvAVcA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Frustrated author cybersquats novelist’s website

February 10, 2020 0 Comments cybersquatting, domain lapse, domain squatting, domian, patrick dewitt, Privacy, security threats

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:14:20 +0000

If you visit the website of renowned Canadian novelist Patrick deWitt today, you’ll see a surprising message. “THIS IS NOT PATRICK DEWITT”, it says.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/kJgrSESCUjo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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RobbinHood – the ransomware that brings its own bug

February 7, 2020 0 Comments Exploit, malware, Ransomware, robbin hood, robbinhood, SophosLabs

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 16:35:28 +0000

When you need a vulnerability to exploit, but there isn’t one… why not simply bring your own, along with your malware?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/x9tpCryFXTA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>