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La Policía Nacional desarticula una organización criminal especializada en estafas por Internet

Credit to Author: Sophos Iberia| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 14:50:06 +0000

Agentes de la Policía Nacional han desarticulado una organización criminal especializada en realizar estafas a través de Internet. El grupo se encontraba asentado en San Fernando (Cádiz) pero contaba con ramificaciones en todo el territorio nacional. Los más de 100 investigados actuaban desde hace varios años, realizando ofertas fraudulentas de todo tipo de bienes de [&#8230;]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/VbJW6_foNok” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Nace la Lista Viernes para evitar el spam electoral

Credit to Author: Sophos Iberia| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 12:56:06 +0000

Pocos saben que en diciembre de 2018 se cambió la ley electoral (LOREG) para permitir que los partidos políticos puedan revisar comentarios en redes sociales para encasillar a los usuarios según su ideología y enviar mensajes por correo electrónico o teléfono con consignas o mensajes personalizados. Existen varias alternativas para evitar ser bombardeo por las [&#8230;]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/rxwYGy4ATbE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Location data leaks from family tracking app database

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 16:00:00 +0000

An app called Family Locator exposed the personal information and locations of 280,000 users in real time, including children. How did this happen? And how can app developers avoid it in the future?

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Facebook’s plain text misstep, and other password sins

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Yes, Facebook’s recent error in password handling was egregious. But there’s more than one way to abuse user data. We take a look at various missteps in credential management and how businesses can improve practices.

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What Hacker History Can Tell Enterprises About Future Attack Strategy

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 14:01:57 +0000

There’s an oft-quoted saying: “History repeats itself.” For those that believe in the cyclical patterns that sometimes emerge over time, this aphorism definitely rings true. Today, we’ll be applying this type of thinking to the cybercrime realm. Over the course of hacker history, numerous trends have arisen, including those that hinge upon sophisticated approaches to…

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