A good bit of information and infographic from Digital Guardian. Phishing attacks are by no means a new issue, but rather one that has plagued individuals and businesses for many years. In fact, the 2016 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report…
Category: SMS Messaging
Warning- Text-Sms Phishing
Some members of the Nipissing University community have reported that they have received phishing scams as text messages. Please exercise the same caution you would with your email when you receive texts with links claiming to be from banks or…
- Ep. 016 – Email fraud, Android apps, Collection #1 and the 10 year challenge [PODCAST] January 23, 2019Here's the latest Naked Security podcast. Enjoy!
- 100 million online bets exposed by leaky database January 23, 2019Online gamblers lose their private data as yet another unsecured Elasticsearch database is discovered.
- PewDiePie-spammers and whale-flingers exploit hole in Atlas game January 23, 2019Last week hackers allegedly compromised an admin’s Steam account and used it to spawn planes, tanks, and whales in Atlas.
- Google fined $57m for data protection violations January 23, 2019In a landmark ruling, France’s data protection commissioner has fined Google 50 million Euros (around $57m) for violating Europe’s privacy laws.
- Hijacked Nest cam broadcasts bogus warning about incoming missiles January 23, 2019A hacked Nest camera broadcast the fake warning about incoming North Korean missiles, sending a family into “five minutes of sheer terror.”
- Rogue websites can turn vulnerable browser extensions into back doors January 22, 2019A researcher has found that websites can use some extensions to bypass security policies, execute code, and even install other extensions.
- Bicycle-riding hitman convicted with Garmin GPS watch location data January 22, 2019Location data extracted from the athletic hitman's Garmin GPS watch and TomTom sat nav led to his conviction in two gangland murders.
- WhatsApp fights the spread of deadly fake news with recipient limit January 22, 2019WhatsApp has capped the number of people you can forward messages to, after India was seized by rumour-inspired mob lynchings.
- DNC targeted by Russian hackers beyond 2018 midterms, it claims January 22, 2019The Democratic National Committee has filed a civil complaint accusing Russia of trying to hack its computers as recently as November 2018.
- Is the Ten Year Challenge a Facebook scam??? January 21, 2019Get a grip.
- AV18-158: Cisco Security Updates September 27, 2018
- AV18-157: Apple Security Updates September 25, 2018
- AV18-156: Cisco Security Advisory September 21, 2018
- AV18-155: Google Chrome Security Update September 21, 2018
- AV18-154: ICS Security Advisory for BIND September 21, 2018
- AV18-153: Adobe Security Bulletins September 20, 2018
- AV18-152: Cisco Security Updates September 20, 2018
- AV18-151: NUUO NVRMini2 Security Update September 18, 2018
- AV18-150: Apple Security Updates September 18, 2018
- AV18-149: Microsoft Security Updates September 12, 2018
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