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Toyota dealer sued for stealing intimate photo off couple’s smartphone

Posted on December 5, 2016 by David Bisson

A couple has sued a Toyota dealership for stealing an intimate photo off a smartphone and uploading it to a website for swingers.
David Bisson reports.
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Posted in Mobile, privacy, smartphone | Tagged Toyota

Fry all the things! USB Kill zaps tons of computing devices

Posted on December 3, 2016 by David Bisson

A modified thumb drive called USB Kill is capable of frying all kinds of devices such as gaming consoles, smartphones, and a car’s dashboard.
David Bisson reports.
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Posted in Data loss, usb, USB Kill, USB killer

Gooligan hooligans have compromised at least one million Google accounts

Posted on December 1, 2016 by David Bisson

Over one Google accounts have been put at risk by a new Android malware campaign called Gooligan.
David Bisson reports.
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Posted in Android, Google, Hacking, malware, Phishing

Tor users at risk of having their anonymity stripped via attacks exploiting Firefox zero-day

Posted on December 1, 2016 by David Bisson

Attackers are currently exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the Firefox web browser to strip anonymity from privacy-loving Tor users.
David Bisson reports.
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Posted in privacy, SBN, Vulnerability

Spam campaign tiptoes via Tor to deliver Cerber ransomware

Posted on November 30, 2016 by David Bisson

A malicious spam campaign is using a Tor2Web proxy service in an attempt to infect users with Cerber ransomware without raising any red flags.
David Bisson reports.
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Posted in malware, SBN, Spam

Hackers threaten to leak bank customers’ account info unless they pay up

Posted on November 28, 2016 by David Bisson

Extortionists are threatening to publish the account information of a hacked banks’ customers unless they hand over cash.
David Bisson reports.
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Posted in Banking, Data loss, extortion, Hacking, privacy

Are your headphones spying on you?

Posted on November 24, 2016 by David Bisson

An Israeli research team have discovered that they can exploit your plugged-in headphones to listen in to you, while you work at your PC.
David Bisson reports.
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Posted in privacy, Security threats | Tagged Headphones

Vicinity of obscurity! Fareit trojan spread via uncommon file type

Posted on November 24, 2016 by David Bisson

The Fareit trojan is using .mht files as a disguise as it spreads via phishing and other spam mail campaigns.
David Bisson reports.
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Posted in malware, Spam

Ask toolbar updates hijacked by attackers to install suspicious code

Posted on November 23, 2016 by David Bisson

Researchers have discovered that an unknown attacker hijacked the update mechanism employed by Ask Partner Network (APN) to download suspicious code onto unsuspecting users’ PCs.
David Bisson reports.
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Posted in Ask, Ask toolbar, malware

Cash-spitting ATM malware blamed on Cobalt hacking gang

Posted on November 22, 2016 by David Bisson

Cobalt is thought to be the hacking gang behind a series of attacks that compromised ATMs across Europe.
David Bisson reports.
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Posted in ATM, Cobalt, malware, Vulnerability

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