Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Nov 01 2018 19:35:33

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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Passcodes are protected by Fifth Amendment, says court

The government isn't really after the password, after all; it's after
any potential evidence it protects. In other words: fishing expedition.

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Facebook is still approving fake political ads

Just a couple of weeks before the US midterm elections, journalists
have revealed that Facebook is continuing to approve fake advertisements
from fake sources.

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Update now! Apple releases security fixes for iOS, MacOS, Safari, others

If you own any kind of Apple device or software, you may want to check
to see if you have an update waiting for you.

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US indicts alleged Chinese spies for hacking aerospace companies

The DOJ described five years of stealing turbofan engine designs that
relied on insiders, state-sponsored hackers, phishing and malware.

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RoboCops: AI on the rise in policing to predict crime and uncover lies

PrediPol uses predictive policing algorithms, VeriPol analyzes
fake-report text. Who ya gonna call?

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Spooky miasmic gas bricks hospital iPhones (mwah ha ha ha)

Apple devices haunted by helium.

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