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IRS Notification? No, It is a Scam

Credit to Author: Xiaopeng Zhang| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 14:14:13 -0700

In every country and region in the world, tax season is also a time when we see a spike in scams, phishing, and targeted malware. The tax return season in the US is coming to the end. Have you filed your tax return yet? Did you receive any notifications from the IRS (the Internal Revenue Service) in your email?  We did, but not from the real IRS. (Remember, the IRS never communicates important information with taxpayers by email.) FortiGuard Labs recently collected a number of malware samples related to the current tax season in the US….

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ComputerWorldIndependent
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14% off APC 11-Outlet Surge Protector with USB Charging Ports and SurgeArrest – Deal Alert

Credit to Author: DealPost Team| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 10:31:00 -0700

Be it a lightning strike that destroys a home entertainment center or consistently fluctuating power that degrades the performance and shortens the life of your electronics – surges, lightning, and other power disturbances can have a devastating impact on the valuable electronics you rely on every day. The P11U2 from APC offers guaranteed surge protection. Connect and protect up to 11 electronics, and conveniently charge your mobile devices via 2 additional USB ports. Installation is convenient and easy with a 180-degree rotating power cord and right-angle plug. Lastly, three LED indicators inform you if there is any overload, unit, or wall wiring issues. The P11U2 averages 4.5 out of 5 stars from over 1,500 people on Amazon (read reviews), where its typical list price of $34.99 is discounted 14% to $29.99. See this deal on Amazon.

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ComputerWorldIndependent
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Improve your internet privacy, with or without help from the government

Credit to Author: Robert C. Covington| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 08:39:00 -0700

President Trump, as part of his plan to roll back regulations put in place by President Obama, just signed legislation that eliminates the prohibition against internet service providers selling customer data without their written consent. Although the original restriction had not yet taken effect, its elimination ignited a firestorm of controversy among privacy organizations, including the Electronic Privacy Information Center and the American Civil Liberties Union (which tried to no avail to get Trump to veto the legislation at the last minute).

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SecuritySophos
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Android malware anti-emulation techniques

Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 15:35:54 +0000

The following report is by SophosLabs Android specialist Chen Yu, with support from Android team members William Lee, Jagadeesh Chandraiah and Ferenc László Nagy. As the amount of Android malware grows, it follows every step of its Windows counterparts when it comes to techniques used to evade emulators used for dynamic analysis. In this blog post, we’ll show some […]

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SecurityTrendMicro
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Why Scammers Want Your Tax Returns (and how to stop them)

Credit to Author: Jon Clay| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 12:00:02 +0000

Hackers very often have to handle a lot of money, and keep it away from the authorities.It’s almost here – April 18, tax day in the U.S. As businesses and employees prepare their tax returns, cybercriminals are once again ramping up efforts to steal this information, and they are getting more intelligent every year.    How it works Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams have been on the rise since 2016, and…

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Certification Marks for IoT Devices – A Suggestion to the FTC and California

Credit to Author: Hemant Jain| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 05:38:18 -0700

According to a recent prediction detailed in the Deloitte Global TMT Predictions 2017 report, incidents of DDoS are expected to rise to 10 million attacks during the year. The escalation of DDoS, according to them, is primarily due to the growing base of insecure IoT devices, readily available online instructions for unskilled attackers, and rising uplink data speeds. One of the solutions Deloitte Global has recommended is certification marks for connected devices. They propose that device vendors should obtain security certification for their…

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