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Credit to Author: Issie Lapowsky| Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 13:00:00 +0000
New research shows just how prevalent political advertising was from suspicious groups in 2016—including Russian trolls.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Marvin the Robot| Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 15:43:07 +0000
Ensure Kaspersky Secure Connection switches on automatically when you open a particular app.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 16:13:59 +0000
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| There’s a debate happening at the moment: Myspace vs. Facebook. Was it safer? Easier to use? More welcoming of sparkly gifs? We take a walk down memory lane and remind you that privacy and safety concerns plagued ye old social networks of yore. Categories: Tags: adwarecongressfacebookmalwaremyspacemyspace tomprivacyscamssecuritySocial Engineeringtom |
The post Myspace vs. Facebook: the good old days? appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 15:05:00 +0000
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| A roundup of the security news from April 09 – April 16, including fake updates, safe messaging, and Facebook spammers. And our quarterly CTNT report is out. Categories: Tags: encryptionfacebookFakeUpdatesMalwarebytessafe messagingsecurityspammersweekly blog roundup |
The post Week in security (April 09 – April 15) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Shriram Munde| Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 06:43:19 +0000
A new variant of the Dharma ransomware (‘.arrow’) has been observed in the wild. This variant appends the extension ‘.arrow’ to the files it encrypts and spreads via spam emails. How Dharma encrypts its victim’s files Once executed, the ‘.arrow’ variant of Dharma uses the below command to disable…
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Credit to Author: Wired Staff| Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2018 13:00:00 +0000
Russia bans popular encrypted chat app Telegram, China’s facial recognition system flexes, and more security news this week.
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Credit to Author: Chris McCormack| Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2018 16:54:47 +0000
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2018 15:00:00 +0000
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| Adding to Facebook’s burden are two spam campaigns. One is aimed at Finnish users and the other was quickly terminated, but we expect both to resurface in one form or another. Categories: Tags: facebookFacebook Messengerfinnishmessengerspamyoutube |
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