Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Wed Nov 17 2021 12:59:33

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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Apple's Privacy Protection feature -- watch out if you have a Watch!!

Apple's "Protect Mail Activity" is a handy, privacy enhancement for your
messaging habits. As long as you know its limitations...

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The self-driving smart suitcase...that the person behind you can hijack!!

Apparently, we need a self-driving IoT Bluetooth robot suitcase.
Who knew??

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Emotet malware: "The report of my death was an exaggeration"

"Old malware rarely dies". The best way to predict the future is to
look at the past...if it worked before, it probably will work again.

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FBI email hack spreads fake security alerts. Here's what to do...

Fake warnings and false accusations -- it's a "call to distraction".

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Samba update patches, plaintext password plundering problem

When Microsoft itself says STOP USING X, where X is one of its own
protocols...we think you should listen.

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S3 Ep58: Faces on Facebook, scams that pose as complaints, and a Kaseya
bust [podcast]

Latest episode - listen now!
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