Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Mon Sep 23 2019 16:50:11

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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Google pulls more fake adblockers from Chrome Web Store

Google has again been reprimanded for not spotting fake extensions
impersonating popular brands in its Chrome Web Store.

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Investors accuse FedEx of lying, stock dumping after NotPetya attack

This is the second such suit, with shareholders asking why execs sold
$40m+ of their shares while downplaying the ransomware attack.

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Could EarEcho change the way we authenticate our phones?

Researchers have discovered a way to use wireless earbuds as a biometric
authentication system.

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Two charged with tech-support scamming the elderly for $10m

The tech-support scammers were allegedly part of a network of crooks in
the US and India who conned about 7,500 victims.

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WannaCry - and why it never went away

WannaCry still hasn't died out, more than two years after the original
attack. We went live to find out why...

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Monday review - the hot 22 stories of the week

From the Simjacker phone hack to IBM's cloud-based quantum computer -
and everything in between. It's the weekly security roundup.

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