Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Mon Jan 21 2019 18:28:32

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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Is the Ten Year Challenge a Facebook scam???

Get a grip.

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Twitter bug exposed some Android private tweets to public view

The latest privacy glitch, which went unnoticed for over four years,
may trigger yet another EU privacy probe.

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Attackers used a LinkedIn job ad and Skype call to breach bank's
defenses

A Chilean Senator has taken to Twitter with alarming news - the company
running the country's ATM network suffered a serious cyberattack.

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State agency exposes 3TB of data, including FBI info and remote logins

Oklahoma's Department of Securities (ODS) exposed 3TB of files in plain
text containing sensitive data on the public internet this month.

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Tim Cook demands a way for users to delete their personal data

The Apple CEO wants the FTC to set up a data-broker clearinghouse so
people can see the data that companies have collected on them.

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Monday review - the hot 23 stories of the week

From WhatsApps that aren't meant for you to the highly promising USB-C
authentication, and everything in between. It's weekly roundup time.

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Serious Security: What 2000 years of cryptography can teach us

Here's a fascinating history of cryptography that has plenty to teach
you - and you don't need a degree in mathematics to follow along!

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