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Dunce of the Year Award
We’ve already seen way too much of some politicians and celebrities on the internet, but it seems human foolishness knows no bounds where the internet is concerned: sharp eyes have spotted a trend of people posting things like driver’s licenses, debit cards and other items with sensitive personal information in plain view on the internet
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Vote away your right to vote (for Facebook security changes)
Facebook is taking a less than transparent approach in its latest governance vote by asking users approve changes to their usage and terms policies that revokes the privilege to vote on future changes to that usage and terms policy. The questionable part is that they are burying that change in the monstrous pile of legalese
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Fake Browser Updates Trick Users
Hackers are now taking advantage of conscientious users who have been repeatedly warned by folks like myself to keep their software, specifically their browsers, up to date. If a user happens to surf to a website hosting this new style of attack, they will be presented with a realistic-looking warning that asserts their browser is
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Change your router password now
Security researcher Bogdan Calin has reportedly devised a new cyberattack method that can compromise certain types of routers merely by a local user opening an email on their iPhone, iPod or Mac. This new vector takes advantage of two common security weaknesses: the default mail client settings on Apple devices that loads remote images automatically,
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Chrome still tops for avoiding phishers
A recent study by security firm NSS Labs shows that Google’s Chrome browser still has the best detection rate (94%) for spotting phishing URLs, and on average, new malware sites are reported and blocked by all browsers within 5 hours of discovery, a significant improvement over the 16+ hours that same process would have taken
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Hacked South Carolina systems were exposed for weeks
In a follow-up to the much-publicized security breach that exposed sensitive data on millions of South Carolina residents, the governor’s office has released the official report on the incident, as researched by security firm Mandiant. The origin of the attack was traced to an unnamed state employee clicking on a phising email, leading to the
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