Reddit Bans, Atlanta Ransomware, and More Security News This Week
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2018 13:00:00 +0000
Reddit bans, Atlanta ransomware, and more of the week’s top security news.
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Everyone Knows How to Secure Elections. So Do It
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2018 19:49:06 +0000
With $380 million in the spending bill earmarked for securing digital elections, the time for talk is over.
Read MoreTumblr Names Russian Propaganda Accounts After Long Silence
Credit to Author: Issie Lapowsky| Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2018 17:51:27 +0000
On Friday, after months of silence, Tumblr named 84 accounts it says were devoted to spreading propaganda and disinformation on the platform.
Read MoreDOJ Indicts 9 Iranians For Brazen University Cyberattacks
Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2018 15:49:17 +0000
A new indictment asserts a long string of attacks against hundreds of universities and private companies, in which Iran pilfered more than $3 billion worth of intellectual property.
Read MoreWhy it’s too late to #DeleteFacebook
Credit to Author: Sergey Lurye| Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2018 16:16:00 +0000
Those 50 million Facebook profiles were already harvested
Read MoreRansomware isn’t going away and it’s not slowing down
Credit to Author: Matthew Phillion| Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2018 17:21:42 +0000
Ransomware may still be wreaking havoc, but we’ve got everything you need to stop it.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/Os1P1o4M6Ko” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read More“Celebrating Stephen Hawking” with a 419 scam
Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2018 15:51:08 +0000
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| Scammers are using the good name of the recently deceased scientist Stephen Hawking to lure potential victims into a 419 scam, complete with a quiz and large cash prize for the winner. Categories: Tags: 419fakemailquizscamspamStephen HawkingStephen Hawking scam |
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Read MoreTippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of March 19, 2018
Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2018 15:05:44 +0000
Back in 2005, there were a number of us in a conference room in Austin, Texas working to determine how we would structure it, what we would name it, and how to deal with the potential backlash that would come after we announced it. What is it? I’m referring to our Zero Day Initiative. It’s…
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