Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Tue Oct 08 2019 10:23:05

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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Signal immediately fixed FaceTime-style eavesdropping bug

Remember the FaceTime bug that allowed a caller to eavesdrop on your
phone? Researchers just discovered another - this time in Signal.

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GPS tracker from stalked woman's car led to indictment of 20 mobsters

Girlfriend found it, girlfriend popped it onto a city bus, gadget got
found, multiyear investigation got launched, 20 got indicted.

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Nationwide facial recognition ID program underway in France

It's coming next month, in spite of a lawsuit and the data regulator's
protests about lack of consent, data security and privacy.

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Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency dealt blow by PayPal's departure

PayPal abruptly announced that it was leaving the Libra Association.

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