Here's the latest anti-virus and System Security news from the Naked
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an attack of malware, ransomware, or be a victim of identity theft,
otherwise.
Note that text in some of the links may content text that some may
find vulgar, profane, offensive, explicitly sexual, etc. -- these are
provided to alert you that your system may have been infected!!
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Cache of 49 million Instagram records found online
A security researcher has discovered a massive cache of data on
millions of Instagram influencers, publicly accessible for everyone
to see.
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Some Androids don't call 911 when you tell them to call an ambulance
Sometimes you get a list of ambulance companies, sometimes a blog post
on when it's OK to call an ambulance.
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Don't break Windows 10 by deleting SID, Microsoft warns
Sometimes it's best not to tinker under the hood - especially when it
comes to security IDs.
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Most hackers for hire are scammers, research shows
Google & UC San Diego researchers found that only 5 of 27 hacker-for-hire
services actually launched attacks against their targets.
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Deep Packet Inspection a threat to net neutrality, say campaigners
Europe's biggest ISPs and mobile operators are accused of undermining
net neutrality rules and user privacy with their use of DPI.
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Amnesty sues maker of Pegasus, the spyware let in by WhatsApp zero day
Amnesty International, which was sent the Pegasus spyware via a WhatsApp
message, is seeking to stop NSO Group's "web of surveillance."
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Rats leave the sinking ship as hackers' forum gets hacked
The OGUsers forum, which trades in hijacked social accounts, has been
hacked, its hard drives wiped, and its user database published online.
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WordPress plugin sees second serious security bug in six weeks
Researchers have uncovered another serious bug in WP Live Chat that
could lead to the mass compromise of websites.
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