Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Tue Feb 12 2019 10:16:36

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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Linux container bug could eat your server from the inside - patch now!

Crooks could take over your network thanks to a critical bug in a
popular Linux containerisation toolkit... here's what you need to know.

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Russian ISPs plan internet disconnection test for entire country

Russia's major ISPs plan to temporarily disconnect servers from the
internet, effectively cutting the country off from the outside world.

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Apple sued for "forcing" 2FA on accounts

Time is money, baby: Jay Brodsky claims that Apple's 2FA "intermeddling"
takes minutes out of his day, causing "economic loss."

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Kids as young as eight falling victim to online predators

A UK children's charity has found that children as young as eight are
being sexually exploited online via social media.

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Brave browser explains Facebook whitelist to concerned users

Brave is playing down fears after the revelation of what looked like a
whitelist in its code allowing it to communicate with Facebook.

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Facebook defends gun-law loophole firm as "political advertisers"

Concealed Online, the third biggest "political advertiser" on Facebook,
touts the Virginia loophole, granting concealed weapons permits.

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