Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Sep 05 2019 08:32:31

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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QR codes need security revamp, says creator

QR codes have been around since 1994, but their creator is worried.
They need a security update, he says.

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YouTube reportedly to be fined up to $200m over COPPA investigation

It's a gnat bite, critics say: The FTC's reported fine would be worth
about two to three months of YouTube ad revenue.

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EFF and Mozilla scold Venmo over app's privacy failings

The tense stand-off between privacy campaigners and the popular mobile
payment app Venmo has taken another turn for the worse.

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