Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Wed May 29 2019 10:28:44

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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New research generates deepfake video from a single picture

Now it's easier for attackers to produce deepfakes, even if the target
doesn't have much existing footage. Like the Mona Lisa.

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Three tech-support scammers charged with ripping off the elderly

The defendants allegedly pulled in over $1.3 million over the course
of about six years for unnecessary and undelivered tech support.

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Researchers uncover smart padlock's dumb security

Pen Test Partners has found some major security flaws in the Bluetooth
Nokelock that consumers might like to know about.

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Millions of Canva users' data stolen as GnosticPlayers strikes again

The initial breach notification was topped with marketing fluff: an
unfortunate choice, given what could be the resulting glazed eyeballs.

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