Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Mar 01 2019 17:23:50

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 Momo Challenge urban legend - what on earth is going on?

Why you shouldn't worry about the Momo Challenge, and what we can learn
from it.

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Data-tracking Chrome flaw triggered by viewing PDFs

Researchers have spotted an unusual "trackware" attack triggered by a
viewing a PDF inside the Chrome browser.

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For sale: iPhone hacking tool, one previous (not very careful) owner

At $100, the old-gen iPhone encryption-cracking tools are a bargain to
hackers looking to pick up leftover forensics or police Wi-Fi data.

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Disgruntled dev blames crypto-wallet for losing cryptocoins

Warith Al Maawali is blaming wallet vendor Coinomi for the loss of
$65,000 in bitcoin. Coinomi countered by blaming him for blackmail.

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Dow Jones Watchlist of risky businesses exposed on public server

A company with access to the Dow Jones Watchlist of risky people and
businesses left it on a public AWS server without a password.

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The "Momo challenge" - why it's time to stop the hype [VIDEO]

What's the real deal with the "Momo challenge"?

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