Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Aug 30 2018 09:46:58

Here's the latest anti-virus and System Security news from the Naked
Security Blog at Sophos. You can access these for yourself at

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com

You can also sign up to receive a daily digest (Monday through Friday)
of security issues and links, delivered right to your email box.

It's a reminder to PRACTICE SAFE HEX!! You could lose your data via
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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Air Canada resets 1.7 million accounts after app breach

Air Canada has been forced to issue a password reset for all 1.7
million users of its Android, iOS and BlackBerry mobile app after
up to 20,000 accounts were compromised by hackers last week.

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Why Yahoo scanning user email is no cause for panic

The Wall Street Journal yesterday published an unsettling report
that the owner of Yahoo, Verizon subsidiary Oath, has been quietly
analysing the emails of its 200 million users to sell to advertisers.

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Chinese hotel chain's customer data on Dark Web - 500M records for $50K

You often have to share a lot of personal information when you check
into a hotel - as cybercrooks know only too well.

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Hacked stalking app reveals victims' photos, texts and location info

Another mobile stalking app has been hacked, endangering both its
customers and the victims that they spy on.

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Football team drops the privacy ball with email Cc blunder

But at least now you know how to get in touch with people who might
have an extra ticket...

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Instagram fights misinformation and account hijackings with new tools

Users will soon be able to use authenticator apps for 2FA codes, request
blue verified badges, and get more context about big accounts.

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And you you thought you were safe behind your laptop screen!

Modern LCD screens don't spew out electronic emissions like the old
"tube" displays - but apparently they make telltale noises instead.

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