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Google’s Chrome 80 clamps down on cookies and notification spam

February 6, 2020 0 Comments chrome, chromium, cookies, Google, Google Chrome, http, https, malware, samesite, security threats, Spam, Web Browsers, website notifications

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 12:14:48 +0000

Version 80 of the Chrome browser is out with some new features designed to save your security and your sanity.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/yYDlj-wH94I” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Android pulls 24 ‘dangerous’ malware-filled apps from Play Store

February 6, 2020 0 Comments Android, Android apps, bad apps, china, Google, Google Play, Google Play Store, malware, Mobile, rogueware, security threats, shenzhen hawk, vpn pro, vpns

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 11:35:36 +0000

The malware-infected apps used to harvest data and sign users up to premium services have been downloaded more than 382 million times.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/8tR9brfQrYs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Coronavirus “safety measures” email is a phishing scam

February 5, 2020 0 Comments corona del mar high school, corona virus, coronavirus, phishing, Scam, who

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 17:51:00 +0000

Sadly, cybercrooks love a crisis, because it gives them a believable reason to contact you with a phishing scam. Take care out there!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/dBzPRuGB_so” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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PayPal SMS scams – don’t fall for them!

February 5, 2020 0 Comments phishing, phishing scam, Privacy, sms phishing, SMS spam, text message

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 17:39:12 +0000

Text messages may be old hat – but SMS is still a handy tool for crooks out to find more about you.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/OuQJbO6XlzE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Someone else may have your videos, Google tells users

February 5, 2020 0 Comments cloud storage, data loss, duo security, Google, google photos, google take out, google takeaway, Privacy, security threats, the cloud

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 11:58:47 +0000

As the well-worn internet saying goes – there is no cloud, it’s just someone else’s computer.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ANgXswF_DM0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook will let parents see kids’ chat history, peer into inbox

February 5, 2020 0 Comments chat, children online, Coppa, facebook, kids, messenger kids, parent dashboard, parental controls, Privacy, privacy policy, Social networks

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 11:58:14 +0000

It’s revamping Messenger Kids with new parental controls and updated information on its children’s data policy.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/YUhRiBvzy6c” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Critical Android flaws patched in February bulletin

February 5, 2020 0 Comments Android, android open source project, critical flaws, cve-2020-0022, cve-2020-0023, CVEs, flaws, Google, google pixel, Mobile, Operating Systems, Patches, Patching, Pixel, qualcomm, rce, security threats, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 11:46:14 +0000

Google has patched Android bugs that include a couple of critical flaws that could let hackers run their own code on the mobile operating system.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/k2wIz5MF-3I” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Twitter admits to raid on users’ phone numbers

February 5, 2020 0 Comments 2fa, android app, data loss, ibrahim balic, phone numbers, Privacy, security threats, Social networks, twitter, twitter phone numbers, vulnerability

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 11:20:13 +0000

It relates to Twitter’s contact upload feature, which allows users to find others via contact info such as email or phone number.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/JjUJFBQ-IaQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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NIST tests methods of recovering data from smashed smartphones

February 4, 2020 0 Comments andriod, Android, Apple, device encryption, Google, iOS, Mobile, mobile forensics, national institute of standards and technology, nist, Operating Systems, Privacy, security threats, smartphones

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 12:54:30 +0000

Criminals have found to their cost that reducing a device to a pile of rubble means nothing if the internal chips are still in working order.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/DhhD2UVxfZU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Twitter hands over student’s account to his college

February 4, 2020 0 Comments @sunygenseeo, access, account hijacking, account suspension, apology, geneseo, impersonation, impersonation policy, isaiah kelly, mistake, mockery, New York, parody account, policy, Social networks, state university of new york, suny, twitter, university

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 11:11:48 +0000

Twitter admitted it broke the rules when it handed over control of the student’s account to college administrators.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/THaPVg5m35Y” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>