Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Wed Jan 23 2019 10:27:19

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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Ep. 016 - Email fraud, Android apps, Collection #1 and the 10 year
challenge [PODCAST]

Here's the latest Naked Security podcast. Enjoy!

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100 million online bets exposed by leaky database

Online gamblers lose their private data as yet another unsecured
Elasticsearch database is discovered.

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PewDiePie-spammers and whale-flingers exploit hole in Atlas game

Last week hackers allegedly compromised an admin's Steam account and
used it to spawn planes, tanks, and whales in Atlas.

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Google fined $57m for data protection violations

In a landmark ruling, France's data protection commissioner has fined
Google 50 million Euros (around $57m) for violating Europe’s privacy
laws.

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Hijacked Nest cam broadcasts bogus warning about incoming missiles

A hacked Nest camera broadcast the fake warning about incoming North
Korean missiles, sending a family into "five minutes of sheer terror."

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