Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Mon Jul 15 2019 11:44:06

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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Bust the password for an air-gapped machine - with its keyboard LEDs

Researchers have developed a technique for reading data from air-gapped
PCs using LEDs. Cue dynamic hacker music now!

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Apple quietly removes Zoom's hidden web server from Macs

In the latest twist in the saga of the web-conferencing app, Apple has
issued a "silent" update removing Zoom's hidden web server from Macs.

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FCC underwhelmed by carriers' sluggish robocall efforts

The FCC in June called for carriers to provide free, default robocall
blocking services. One month later, plans are "far from clear."

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Ransomware attackers, US mayors say you should go jump in a lake

The US Conference of Mayors has unanimously adopted a resolution not
to pay any more ransoms to hackers.

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Monday review - the hot 22 stories of the week

From a Ruby gem backdoor to the things that keep IT managers awake -
and everything in between. It's weekly roundup time.

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In memoriam - Corby Corbat•, MIT computer science pioneer, dies at 93

Fernando JosŠ Corbat•, Turing Award winner, computer scientist
extraordinaire, MIT computer lab pioneer, RIP.

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