Collaborate Disseminate
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You can always count on hackers to exploit a terrible situation to try to make a buck. A new Android app that promises to deliver up-to-date figures on the coronavirus pandemic includes a strain of malicious software that locks up a user’s phone and demands an extortion fee. The ransomware app, called CovidLock, threatens to erase everything on an infected phone if victims don’t pay $100 in bitcoin within 48 hours, according to the security firm DomainTools. The number of users affected remains unclear. The app is not available in the Google Play store, and was accessible on a standalone website. DomainTools has said it intends to release a decryption tool for affected victims, while Reddit users claim to already have deciphered the password to release locked data. The program only represents scammers’ latest attempt to use concerns around the COVID-19 virus to defraud anxious technology users. Scams, misinformation campaigns, attempted hacks […]
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Millennial social app TikTok is “fundamentally parasitic,” according to Steve Huffman, Reddit’s co-founder.
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Despite the difficulties of identifying deepfakes, social media sites are recognizing the need to crack down on the manipulated, misleading videos. Continue reading Facebook Cracks Down on Deepfake Videos
For years, organisations have been using a common tactic called the warrant canary to warn people that the government has secretly demanded access to their private information. Now, a proposed standard could make this tool easier to use. Continue reading Proposed standard would make warrant canaries machine-readable
The platform has linked documents posted on its site to a vote-manipulation campaign already observed on Facebook earlier this year. Continue reading Reddit Says Influence Campaign is Behind Leaked U.S.-U.K. Trade Documents
A new strain of ransomware is being distributed to Android users via online forums and SMS messages. Continue reading Android Ransomware Spreads Via ‘Sex Simulation Game’ Links on Reddit, SMS
The Watch Tower sought to unmask a Jehovah’s Witness who posted its content to show what data the organization collects and processes. Continue reading Redditor can stay anonymous, court rules
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