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Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 12:03:00 -0700

Google yesterday updated Chrome to patch several vulnerabilities, including a bug in the browser’s JavaScript engine that a Chinese team tried to exploit at a recent hacking contest.

The update to version 57.0.2987.133 contained fixes for five vulnerabilities, one marked “Critical” — the most serious rating in Google’s system — and the others tagged “High.”

Of the four vulnerabilities ranked High, one was attributed to “Team Sniper,” one of five groups from Chinese company Tencent Security that participated in this year’s edition of Pwn2Own, one of the world’s best-known hacking contests. Pwn2Own ran March 15-17 alongside the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Kaspersky Security

March 30, 2017 admin

VPNs: What you need to know

Credit to Author: Alex Drozhzhin| Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 16:41:56 +0000

There’s been a lot of talk lately about privacy protection and VPNs. But what exactly is a VPN? We explain in simple words.

Security Wired

March 30, 2017 admin

The World’s Biggest Porn Site Goes All-In on Encryption

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 16:00:59 +0000

Now that Pornhub’s going HTTPS, your private browsing will be a lot more private. The post The World’s Biggest Porn Site Goes All-In on Encryption appeared first on WIRED.

Fortinet Security

March 30, 2017 admin

It Is Tax (and Fraud) Time Again. Are You Ready?

Credit to Author: Anthony Giandomenico| Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 09:03:39 -0700

One of the main reasons for the rapid growth in tax refund fraud is that it takes little effort to file a false return. A valid name, date of birth, and Social Security number are all one needs to file a return. Given the unprecedented number of data thefts last year, it is obvious this information is readily available. A quick trip to the Dark Web can provide criminals with the ability to purchase millions of files with this data.

ComputerWorld Independent

March 30, 2017 admin

Millions of websites affected by unpatched flaw in Microsoft IIS 6 web server

Credit to Author: Lucian Constantin| Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 08:11:00 -0700

A proof-of-concept exploit has been published for an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0, a version of the web server that’s no longer supported but still widely used.

The exploit allows attackers to execute malicious code on Windows servers running IIS 6.0 with the privileges of the user running the application. Extended support for this version of IIS ended in July 2015 along with support for its parent product, Windows Server 2003.

Even so, independent web server surveys suggest that IIS 6.0 still powers millions of public websites. In addition, many companies might still run web applications on Windows Server 2003 and IIS 6.0 inside their corporate networks, so this vulnerability could help attackers perform lateral movement if they access such networks through other means.

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ComputerWorld Independent

March 30, 2017 admin

Three privacy tools that block your Internet provider from tracking you

Credit to Author: Ian Paul| Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 08:04:00 -0700

It’s official: Congress has sold you out to Internet service providers, passing a bill that dismantles Internet privacy rules and allows ISPs to sell your web history and other personal information without your permission. Assuming President Trump signs the bill into law, it means anyone concerned about privacy will have to protect themselves against over zealous data collection from their ISP.

Some privacy-conscious folks are already doing that—but many aren’t. If you want to keep your ISP from looking over your shoulder for data to sell to advertisers, here are three relatively simple actions you can take to get started.

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MalwareBytes Security

March 30, 2017 admin

Tech support scammers and their banking woes

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 15:00:54 +0000

We all know about tech support scams by this point. Unfortunately for the scammers, banks know this as well, making it quite difficult at times to maintain an account to store the criminal’s ill-gotten gains. So how does the enterprising criminal cash out with your money? Let’s take a look.

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Security Wired

March 30, 2017 admin

If You Want a VPN to Protect Your Privacy, Start Here

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 11:18:16 +0000

A VPN’s not a perfect solution to your privacy problems, but it’s a start. The post If You Want a VPN to Protect Your Privacy, Start Here appeared first on WIRED.