Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Feb 01 2019 23:09:55

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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FaceTime bug, eavesdropping and digital snooping - what to do? [VIDEO]

In this week's Naked Security Live video: what to do about
microphone-equipped devices in your home?

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Linux user? Check those patches! Public exploit published for systemd
"security holes"

A pair of bugs in a very widely used Linux system tool called systemd
have just been "weaponised" - check you're patched!

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Credential dump contains another 2.2 billion pwned accounts

How many user credentials have fallen into the hands of criminals during
a decade of data breaches? Billions, according to two recent discoveries.

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Hacker talks to baby through Nest security cam, jacks up thermostat

Yet another family unnerved by yet another voice coming from a nursery
webcam serves as yet another argument against password reuse.

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Microsoft Azure data deleted because of DNS outage

Users of Microsoft's Azure system lost database records as part of a mass
outage on Tuesday. A combination of DNS problems and automated scripts
were to blame, said reports.

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Google says sorry for pulling a Facebook with monitoring program

It was using the same Apple enterprise back door as Facebook to get its
market research done, but it owned up and backed off.

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Update now! Chrome and Firefox patch security flaws

Google and Mozilla are tidying up security features and patching
vulnerabilities in Chrome and Firefox for Mac, Windows, and Linux.

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14k HIV+ records leaked, Singapore says sorry

Singapore's Ministry of Health said the HIV status of 14,200 people,
plus confidential data of 2,400 of their contacts, is in the possession
of somebody who's not authorized to have it and who's published it
online.

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Phone cloner gets 65 months in jail

A US court has sentenced a man to over five years for his part in a
massive telecommunications fraud involving stolen cellphone accounts
and reprogrammed phones.

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Apple kicks Facebook's snoopy Research app out of the App Store

It was paying people, including teens, up to $20 to install an app that
got root access for "nearly limitless access," encryption or no.

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Ep. 017 - DNS hijacking, a weird breach and a cybersecurity confession
[PODCAST]

Here's the latest Naked Security podcast - enjoy!

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