Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Aug 22 2019 16:04:43

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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S2 Ep5: Phishing, eavesdropping voice assistants and quick fire
questions - Naked Security Podcast

Episode 5 of the Naked Security Podcast is now live - listen now!

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Facebook delivers "clear history" tool that doesn't "clear" anything

The new feature "disconnects," but doesn't delete, your browsing history.
Facebook will still use it for analytics.

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Update now! Microsoft patches its Android RDP app to fix flaw

Microsoft has found itself with a large amount of RDP-related patching
work during 2019.

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Massive MoviePass database found exposed on public server

Tens of thousands of records with financial data were left in plaintext
in a database that wasn't protected with a password.

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The Silence hacking crew grows louder

The hacking group, which specialises in stealing from banks, has been
spreading its coverage and becoming more sophisticated.

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