Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Wed May 30 2018 08:54:17

Here's the latest anti-virus and System Security news from the Naked
Security Blog at Sophos. You can access these for yourself at

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com

You can also sign up to receive a daily digest (Monday through Friday)
of security issues and links, delivered right to your email box.

It's a reminder to PRACTICE SAFE HEX!! You could lose your data via
an attack of malware, ransomware, or be a victim of identity theft,
otherwise.

Note that text in some of the links may content text that some may
find vulgar, profane, offensive, explicitly sexual, etc. -- these are
provided to alert you that your system may have been infected!!

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California tests digital license plates. Is tracking cars next?

Beyond potential police surveillance, the plates could be as susceptible
to hacking as other wireless and IoT technologies.

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Despacito YouTube video hack - teenagers charged

Web defacement is supposed to be an old-fashioned type of hack, but it
probably didn;t look that way to YouTube viewers on 10 April.

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Facebook to be blocked in Papua New Guinea for one month

The plan: figure out how it affects people; ID users behind fake accounts,
fake news & porn posts; and maybe cook up its own social network.

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Tor exit node admin acquitted of aiding terrorism

As the administrator of a Tor exit node, it could have been anyone who
used his IP address.

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Facebook battles tiny startup over privacy accusations

Is there no end to Facebook's petty humiliations? It is now the turn of
an obscure startup called Six4Three to cause the company trouble.

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