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Update WhatsApp now: MP4 video bug exposes your messages

November 20, 2019 0 Comments buffer overflow, Cryptography, cve-2019-11931, data loss, Denial of Service, DOS, facebook, malware, mp4, Privacy, rce, security threats, vulnerability, whatsapp, whatsapp business, whatsapp for enterprises

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 12:33:18 +0000

A now-patched-hole could have allowed remote code execution that could have exposed files and messages. Update your WhatsApp now.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/jIBF0sl6Kuo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Instagram stalker app Ghosty yanked from Play store

November 20, 2019 0 Comments api, content scraping, facebook, following activity, ghosty, Google, Instagram, like patrol, play store, Privacy, private accounts, Social networks, spyware

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 12:23:15 +0000

It was sucking up private profiles by requiring users to hand over their logins, giving it access to whatever accounts they follow.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/SR3O4ii82mU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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XSS security hole in Gmail’s dynamic email

November 20, 2019 0 Comments amp4email, dom clobbering, dynamic mail, gmail, Google, securitum, vulnerability, XSS

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 12:08:45 +0000

The bug was fixed at least a month ago so users receiving dynamic email content have one less thing to worry about.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/XM0wx0yUQ-A” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2015 reach end of support

November 20, 2019 0 Comments Adobe, adobe acrobat, adobe reader, end of support, PDF

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 11:35:04 +0000

If you’ve been happily using Adobe Reader 2015 software for the last few years, you’re in for a rude awakening.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/wKm8l-UJ2eQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Brand new Android smartphones shipped with 146 security flaws

November 19, 2019 0 Comments Android, asus, Chamois botnet, CVEs, Google, Google Project Zero, Mobile, Operating Systems, Samsung, security threats, sony, supply chain, vulnerability, xiaomi

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 13:16:58 +0000

If you think brand new, just-out-of-the-box Android smartphones are immune from security vulnerabilities – think again.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/9O4sLIwsqWk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Ho Ho OUCH! There are 4x more fake retailer sites than real ones

November 19, 2019 0 Comments christmas, christmas shopping, cyber monday, holidays, lookalike sites, malware, phishing, security threats, tls certificates, typosquatting, venafi

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 12:17:53 +0000

Beware, holiday shoppers! The phishers hiding under typosquatting domains are waiting for your keyboard fumbles.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/AqIuSVO4Uvg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Sophos 2020 Threat Report: AI is the new battleground

November 19, 2019 0 Comments 2020 threat report, AI, Artificial intelligence, deepfakes, Denial of Service, Machine Learning, malware, security threats, sophos, SophosLabs, Threat Report

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 11:41:21 +0000

The SophosLabs 2020 Threat Report highlights a growing battle as smart automation technologies continue to evolve.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/MkuqFZJIxhw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Booter boss behind millions of DDoS-for-hire attacks jailed

November 19, 2019 0 Comments booter sites, booters, DDoS, DDoS-for-hire, Denial of Service, exostress.in, Law & order, security threats, sergiy usatyuk, webstresser

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 10:52:31 +0000

The US is also juicing him for over half a million in profits from multiple DDoS-for-hire services.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/UtMF4LwHAXg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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NSA won’t collect phone location data, promises US government

November 18, 2019 0 Comments geolocation, Government security, Law & order, NSA, patriot act, Privacy, stored communications act, supreme court, us government, us intelligence

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 11:38:54 +0000

US intelligence agencies won’t harvest US residents’ geolocation data in future investigations, revealed the US government this month.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/OAnWer77ZhM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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GitHub launches Security Lab to boost open source security

November 18, 2019 0 Comments CVE, fuzzing, github, github security lab, Google, Microsoft, security threats

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 11:24:32 +0000

The idea is simple – create a global platform for reporting and fixing vulnerabilities in open source projects before they do damage.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/pPayEpWTksQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>