Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Tue Jul 10 2018 10:04:02

Here's the latest anti-virus and System Security news from the Naked
Security Blog at Sophos. You can access these for yourself at

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com

You can also sign up to receive a daily digest (Monday through Friday)
of security issues and links, delivered right to your email box.

It's a reminder to PRACTICE SAFE HEX!! You could lose your data via
an attack of malware, ransomware, or be a victim of identity theft,
otherwise.

Note that text in some of the links may content text that some may
find vulgar, profane, offensive, explicitly sexual, etc. -- these are
provided to alert you that your system may have been infected!!

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Think that bitcoins and a VPN keep you anonymous? Think again!

A popular cryptowallet service has advised users of the Hola VPN to
shift their funds to replacement accounts after an alleged hack.

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Why the airplane romance that went viral should worry everyone

Covert footage taken of two strangers on a plane went viral as people
mooned over The Lovebirds In The Air (And Mucho Spying) Affair.

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Woman scams scammer, incriminates self in the process

"This is SO NOT my ripped-off laptop," the scammer must have thought
when the scammer-scammer sent a package of magazines instead.

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Gas thieves remotely pwn pump with mysterious device

In broad daylight, over the course of about 90 minutes, thieves somehow
remotely froze pump software and stole 600 gallons of gas.

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Privates on parade: fitness tracker app reveals sensitive user details

Another online fitness tracking app - Polar Flow - is giving up
sensitive information. But this time, it's revealing the names and
home locations of government personnel.

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Your social media memories may have been compromised

Remember that "digital nostalgia" app you installed years ago? You
may have forgotten it, but it hasn't forgotten you!

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