Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Sep 20 2019 18:13:02

Here is the latest information from the Naked Security Blog from Sophos.
You can go to nakedsecurity.sophos.com to read these. You can also sign
up to have these delivered to your email during the week.

Be sure that you PRACTICE SAFE HEX -- and that you keep your anti-virus,
anti-malware, anti-spyware, and anti-ransomware software up to date. Do
NOT open any email attachments, even if they appear to be from someone
you know.

Also, if your browser seemingly locks up, telling you to call Microsoft
at a certain number, do NOT call the number!! Instead, close your web
browser, clear the cache and cookies, do a full virus scan, then restart
the browser.

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Server-squashing zero-day published for phpMyAdmin tool

A researcher has just published a zero-day security bug in one of the
web's most popular database administration software packages.

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IBM's new 53-qubit quantum "mainframe" is live in the cloud

IBM has boosted its growing stable of quantum computers with a new
53-quantum bit (qubit) device, the most powerful ever offered for
commercial use.

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Report: Use of AI surveillance is growing around the world

It's not just China: at least 75 out of 176 countries globally are
actively using AI technologies for surveillance purposes, research
shows.

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Facebook Libra rejected by France as "dangerous"

France finance minister: Libra won't be allowed onto European soil.

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Air Force to offer up a satellite to hackers at Defcon 2020

This year, the Air Force presented vetted hackers with a plane's
subsystem, which they duly tore up. Next year, it will be a satellite.

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Researchers find 737 million medical images exposed on the internet

Of the 2,300 archiving systems looked at, 590 were accessible from the
internet, exposing 24 million medical records from 52 countries.

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US files suit against Snowden to keep book profits out of his hands

The government, alleging that Snowden violated NDAs with the CIA and
NSA, isn't looking to stop the book's publication or distribution.

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S2 Ep9: DDoSes, privacy and network hacks - Naked Security Podcast

The latest Naked Security Podcast is live - listen now!

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No surprises in the top 25 most dangerous software errors

An in-depth study of reported bugs has produced a list of the top 25
bug categories in software today - with some old familiar names
topping the list.

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