Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Jun 30 2022 15:43:02

Here is the latest information from the Naked Security Blog from Sophos.
You can go to nakedsecurity.sophos.com to read these. You can also sign
up to have these delivered to your email during the week.

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S3 Ep89: Sextortion, blockchain blunder, and an OpenSSL bugfix
[Podcast + transcript]

Latest episode - listen and read now! Use our advice to advise your
own friends and family...let's all do our bit to stand up to scammers!!

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Firefox 102 fixes address bar spoofibg security hole (and helps with
Follina!)

Firefox squashes a bug that helped phishers, and brings its own helping
hand to Microsoft's "Follina" saga.

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Harmony blockchain loses nearly $100 million due to hacked private keys

The crooks needed at least two private keys, each stored in two parts;
but they got them anyway.

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FTC warns of LGBTQ+ extortion scams -- be aware before you share!!

It's a simple jingle, and it's solid advice: "If it doubt, don't give
it out!"

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OpenSSL issues a bugfix for the previous bugfix

Fortunately, it's not a major bugfix, which means it's easy to patch,
and can teach us all some valuable lessons.

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