Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Wed Mar 21 2018 18:02:56

Here is the latest news from the Naked Security Blog at Sophos, providing
news on viruses, hoaxes, scams, etc. You can request a daily summary of
this information, with links to your personal mailbox by going to:

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com

Links to older material are available at the URL noted above.

Note that some of the content in the links provided may be what some may
contain things that some may find vulgar, sexually explicit, profane, or
otherwise offensive. This is to ALERT YOU to messages that may appear on
your system, if it becomes infected; and your computer can become
infected, if you fail to practice "safe hex".

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Bitcoin's blockchain tainted with links to child abuse imagery

Are there legal landmines engraved into the Bitcoin blockchain?

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Police ask Google for location data to narrow suspect lists

Police intend to use location data from Google to work out which devices
were being used near the scene of crimes.

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Bomb hoax sent to 400 schools blamed on warring Minecraft gamers

The kids were just collateral damage: the real target was to discredit
gaming server VeltPvP in an ongoing gamer spat.

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Facebook fallout: How to protect your data

Is it time to end your Facebook life? At the very least, it's time to
check Facebook privacy settings/audit apps/turn off API sharing.

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