WhatsApp vulnerability could compromise Android smartphones

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2019 12:10:03 +0000

A researcher has released details of a WhatsApp flaw that could be used to compromise the app and the mobile device the app is running on.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/fPnnKlP45pM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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£3 billion Safari iPhone privacy lawsuit given go-ahead

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2019 11:36:48 +0000

A UK class action lawsuit against Google, that represents around 5 million iPhone users, can go ahead, according to the UK Court of Appeal.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/fsGgtlXfCI8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Hacker’s parents sentenced for selling his cryptocurrency

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2019 10:45:02 +0000

“You misguidedly tried to help your son” by moving his cryptocurrency, but it “didn’t help him at all,” a judge said.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/MB5WHC5qb-0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google brings Incognito mode to Maps

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2019 10:14:21 +0000

It’s good, but also a perfect opportunity for us to remember that Incognito mode doesn’t translate to “I’m invisible!”<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/KkXzlbi_Sso” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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No federal privacy law will make it in the US this year, sources say

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 12:19:55 +0000

Without one, the companies that collect our data will likely face compliance with California’s take-no-prisoners law, in effect 1 January 2020.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Pjj93Rj42bA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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PDF encryption standard weaknesses uncovered

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 12:12:48 +0000

Researchers have discovered weaknesses in PDF encryption which could be exploited to reveal the plaintext contents of a file to an attacker.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/yigSKdsoe6I” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google’s Password Manager now checks for breached credentials

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 11:56:21 +0000

Google has taken the next step in its strategy to secure users’ passwords. The search giant has taken a password-checking feature released in February as an extension to its Chrome browser and embedded it directly into its password manager service.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/htCIKPrCE8I” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Ransomware attacks paralyze, and sometimes crush, hospitals

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 10:46:08 +0000

New attacks on the perennially besieged sector have crippled hospitals in the US and Australia and caused one health clinic to shut down.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/D-Zw_aOxTlU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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