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Hacker wants $300 for 250,000 records stolen from sex worker site

October 14, 2019 0 Comments ashley madison, blackmail, breach, data breach, data loss, extortion, hookers.nl, Law & order, netherlands, prostitution, security threats, vbulletin, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 11:33:42 +0000

In spite of prostitution being legal in the Netherlands, this could lead to the same type of blackmail attempts/suicide from Ashley Madison.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ohkoUzZ8kvQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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S2 Ep12: Dark Web, O.MG Cable spying and securing new laptops – Naked Security Podcast

October 11, 2019 0 Comments children online, dark web, Naked Security Podcast, online safety, Podcast, podcasts

Credit to Author: Alice Duckett| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 15:58:13 +0000

Listen to the latest episode now!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/oPZOvi9QmuE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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XG Firewall v18 early access is now available

October 11, 2019 0 Comments Corporate, early access program, Network, XG Firewall, xg firewall v18

Credit to Author: Chris McCormack| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 13:56:47 +0000

The latest XG Firewall release offers a ton of new innovations, and here’s your chance to test them out.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/xplPk2RDRas” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Most Americans don’t have a clue what https:// means

October 11, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, cybersecurity survey, https, MFA, multi-factor authentication, pew research center, security threats, two-factor authentication

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 11:21:40 +0000

…and wouldn’t know 2FA from a hole in the ground, according to Pew Research.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/pS7Yk0iqaXE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Hackers bypassing some types of 2FA security FBI warns

October 11, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, FBI, MFA, multi-factor authentication, security threats, SIM swaps, two-factor authentication, vulnerability, WebAuthn, youtube

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 11:13:06 +0000

Some types of 2FA security can no longer be guaranteed to keep the bad guys out, the FBI warned US companies.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/M0mTuBNjc54″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook flags thousands of kids as interested in gambling, booze

October 11, 2019 0 Comments advertising, children, drinking, facebook, gambling, kids, minors, Privacy, social media, Social networks, targeted marketing

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 11:12:38 +0000

According to a new report, its algorithmic labelling may expose minors to age-inappropriate, targeted advertising.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/DxndeahDmYs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apple removes app that tracks Hong Kong police and protestors

October 11, 2019 0 Comments App Store, Apple, china, Government security, hkmap.live, hong kong, hong kong cybersecurity and technology crime bureau, hong kong protests, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 10:54:03 +0000

Apple was under fire this week after banning an app that tracked the location of both police and protesters in Hong Kong on a live map.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/NGy6SSRh_9k” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Twitter used 2FA phone numbers for targeted advertising

October 10, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, facebook, login verification, PII, Privacy, SMS, social media, Social networks, tailored audiences, twitter

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 11:44:31 +0000

Twitter may have “inadvertently” handed phone and email data from some users to advertisers as part of its Tailored Audiences system that targets users’ feeds with ads.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/28JZN9DLRbI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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California outlaws facial recognition in police bodycams

October 10, 2019 0 Comments ab1215, aclu, american civil liberties union, automatic facial recognition, biometrics, california, facial recognition, Law & order, phil ting, police bodycams, Privacy, surveillance

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 11:40:29 +0000

The bill was introduced by Phil Ting: one of 26 state lawmakers misidentified as suspects in an ACLU test of the technology.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/bY53XoZiIlc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>