Two old WhatsApp hoaxes are back, with a grain-of-truth story in the middle to add a veneer of believability. Don’t spread this stuff!
Monthly Archives: March 2020
Cisco issues urgent fixes for SD-WAN router flaws
Cisco has patched a clutch of high-priority vulnerabilities in its SD-WAN routes and their management software.
Tour guide/Chinese spy gets four years for SD card dead drops
The dead drops were very James Bond: once, the data mule taped the SD card to the underside of a desk in a hotel.
Stolen data of company that refused REvil ransom payment now on sale
A comment from one buyer of data purportedly from Brooks International: “It even has credit card number & a password. lol !!”
Firefox is dropping FTP support
Heads up, Firefox users who rely on FTP: the browser is eliminating support for this venerable protocol.
S2 Ep31: Remote working, malwareless ransomware and EARN IT – Naked Security Podcast
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Trolls ZoomBomb work-from-home videocall with filth
Trolls have been joining videoconferencing calls to expose meeting participants to disturbing videos.
Exchange rate service’s customer details hacked via AWS
Online exchange rate data provider Open Exchange Rates has exposed an undisclosed amount of user data via an Amazon database.
COVID-19 disruption delays release of Chrome version 81
It’s the COVID-19 shortage nobody expected – not toilet rolls, tinned goods or headache pills this time but Google software engineers.
Location-tracking wristbands required on all incoming travelers to Hong Kong
The government says the wristband isn’t privacy-invading because it won’t track your location, per se; just if you wander from COVID-19 quarantine.