Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Oct 29 2020 16:35:21

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!! Even if you were notified in advance that the file was coming
before it arrived, use EXTREME CAUTION when opening attachments, or even
clicking on links. 

If it appears your email has been spoofed, change your access password 
immediately!! It's best to use 2 unrelated words (the longer, the better), 
separated by a non-alphabetic character...such as BOAT+TOUCH (please do 
NOT use this example). While you can't use high ascii characters online,
you can use numbers, letters (upper and lower case), and symbols.

The use of a Password Manager, such as Dashlane, is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. 
That way, you can create a different password for each site you visit, 
and you don't have to remember them...plus, you can make it a complex 
password, that's difficult for someone to guess. If they do, they can 
steal your identity, and make you liable for things like credit card 
debt, etc.

Lastly, 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. You may also want to reboot the computer afterwards.

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Buer Loader "malware-as-a-service" joins Emotet for ransomware delivery

A relative newcomer in the "malware-as-a-service" scene is starting to 
attract the big-money ransomware criminals.

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Facebook "copyright violation" tries to get past 2FA - don't fall for it!

Watch out for "Facebook copyright violation" emails - even if they link 
straight back to Facebook.com

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Phone scamming - friends don't let friends get vished!

You probably back yourself not to be flattered or scared by a voice 
scammer - but what about vulnerable friends or relatives?

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Naked Security Live - Who's watching you? 5 mobile privacy tips

Here's the latest Naked Security Live video - enjoy 
(and please share with your friends)!

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S3 Ep3: Cryptography, hacking and pwning Chrome [Podcast]

Listen to the latest Naked Security podcast!

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Time for a mobile privacy reset?

Can you remember which permissions you gave to what apps, and why? 
Nor can we... time for a reset!

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Chrome zero-day in the wild - patch now!

Exploitable bug in Chrome - patch now!

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