Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Tue Jan 08 2019 12:30:03

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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A photo will unlock many Android phones using facial recognition

How easy is it to bypass the average smartphone's facial recognition
security? In the case of Android, a lot easier than owners may think.

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How to spot a social media hoax

Stop shaking your head about "WhatsApp Gold" flimflam and start spreading
these REAL nuggets of hoax-clobbering advice!

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Hacker uses early warning system for fake message campaign

Australians got scary texts, emails and phone calls from a trusted
emergency warning service late last week after a hacker broke into its
systems and used it to send fake messages.

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LA sues The Weather Channel over selling users' location data

The app is accused of being a "location data company powered by weather"
and profiting from users' data without being upfront about it.

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