Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Tue Sep 11 2018 14:52:54

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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The rise of targeted ransomware

Ransomware hasn't gone away, but it is getting quieter and more
targeted.

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Airbnb launches investigation after man finds hidden camera in clock

Trust your gut: if staring at that common object in your rental gives
you the heebie jeebies, it might be because it's staring back at you.

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Fetish app put users' identities at risk with plain-text passwords

Whiplr, a naughty, naughty little app, has now secured passwords with
"one-way encryption" and is "adding more security measures".

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Yikes: 1 in 5 employees share their email passwords with coworkers

19% of employees of small and medium-sized businesses share their
passwords with coworkers or assistants, according to a recent survey.

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Keybase browser extension weakness discovered

Respected researcher Wladimir Palant has recommended users "uninstall
the Keybase browser extension ASAP" after discovering a gap in its
end-to-end encryption.

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Microsoft extends security patch support for some Windows 7 users

Microsoft will provide security updates until 2023 to help business
customers migrate to Windows 10 - if they pay.

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