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Monthly Archives: October 2019
S2 Ep11: Fleeceware, Chrome bug and the sextortion scam that won’t die – Naked Security Podcast
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WhatsApp vulnerability could compromise Android smartphones
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.
£3 billion Safari iPhone privacy lawsuit given go-ahead
A UK class action lawsuit against Google, that represents around 5 million iPhone users, can go ahead, according to the UK Court of Appeal.
Hacker’s parents sentenced for selling his cryptocurrency
“You misguidedly tried to help your son” by moving his cryptocurrency, but it “didn’t help him at all,” a judge said.
Google brings Incognito mode to Maps
It’s good, but also a perfect opportunity for us to remember that Incognito mode doesn’t translate to “I’m invisible!”
No federal privacy law will make it in the US this year, sources say
Without one, the companies that collect our data will likely face compliance with California’s take-no-prisoners law, in effect 1 January 2020.
PDF encryption standard weaknesses uncovered
Researchers have discovered weaknesses in PDF encryption which could be exploited to reveal the plaintext contents of a file to an attacker.
Google’s Password Manager now checks for breached credentials
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.
Ransomware attacks paralyze, and sometimes crush, hospitals
New attacks on the perennially besieged sector have crippled hospitals in the US and Australia and caused one health clinic to shut down.