Here is the latest news from the Naked Security Blog at Sophos, providing
news on viruses, hoaxes, scams, etc. You can request a daily summary of
this information, with links to your personal mailbox by going to:
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com
Links to older material are available at the URL noted above.
Note that some of the content in the links provided may be what some may contain
things that some may find vulgar, sexually explicit, profane, or otherwise
offensive. This is to ALERT YOU to messages that may appear on
your system, if it becomes infected; and your computer can become
infected, if you fail to practice "safe hex".
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Cryptocoins robbed at gunpoint
As if volatility, hacked exchanges and currency freezes weren't enough
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DOJ confirms Uber is under criminal investigation
The plot of the Waymo vs Uber fight over stolen self-driving technology
is getting thicker and thicker
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Watch out - fake support scams are alive and well this Christmas
Fake support scams - where the crooks help you "remove" malware you
don't have - are still a real problem. Take care over the holidays!
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News agencies demand Facebook and Google pay for their stories
Internet giants are being called out for making billions off news,
while the news agencies that produce it are withering on the vine
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Monday review - the hot 23 stories of the week
From Mailsploit to the end of net neutrality, get up to date with
everything we've written in the last seven days
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Simple research tool detects 19 unknown data breaches
A security insight so simple you wonder why nobody has noticed it
before.
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How MP Nadine Dorries could have shared her passwords securely
Remember, it isn't a secret if you tell somebody else.
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FCC repeals net neutrality
What will this mean for the future of the internet?
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To avoid phishing hooks, don't swim with the shoal
A study found that national culture is the strongest predictor of
an individual's ability to spot deceitful emails.
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