MalwareBytes – Page 290 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Malwarebytes Labs’ latest report looks at the near-future reality of malicious artificial intelligence (AI), evaluating how the technology is being used today, and how it realistically might be abused in the next few years.

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Artificial Intelligence

Tags: AI Anomaly Detection artificial intelligence deep learning deepfakes fake news machine learning social media vulnerabilities

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June 18, 2019 admin

Smart cities, difficult choices: privacy and security on the grid

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 17:17:08 +0000

We take a look at Google’s Sidewalk Labs woes with a planned smart city build in Toronto, and explore some of the general concerns about making our living spaces 24/7 Internet wonderlands.

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Privacy

Tags: advertising maps smart cities smart city toronto tracking waterfront wifi

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June 17, 2019 admin

A week in security (June 10 – 16)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 17:09:19 +0000

A roundup of security news from June 10–16, including MegaCortex, the latest news on privacy, the abuse of Twitter’s Lists feature, and more.

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A week in security

Tags: ACLU ad blockers adware AI American Civil Liberties Union APT artificial intelligence breach CBP Customs and Border Protection cyberbullying disinformation campaign fishwrap Google Calendar notification abuse healthcare security Maine MuddyWaters privacy PUPs push notifications sextortion trolling twitter list abuse VLC

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June 14, 2019 admin

Trolls abuse Twitter Lists to collate their targets

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 19:09:39 +0000

Twitter, like any social network, is faced with the challenge of addressing cyberbullying. And trolls have been abusing the platform’s Lists feature to home in on targets. But have no fear: There are ways to protect users from social attacks, and Twitter is moving to make itself a safer place.

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Social engineering

Tags: block together cyberbullying online harassment trolling twitter block chain twitter list abuse

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June 13, 2019 admin

Adware and PUPs families add push notifications as an attack vector

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 18:36:14 +0000

Push notifications are being added to the arsenal of PUPs, adware, and even a Trojan browser extension that spams Facebook groups.

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Adware

Tags: adware browser extensions extensions facebook Facebook spammer fbspammer notifications plugin plugins PUP PUPs push notifications search hijackers trojan Trojans

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June 12, 2019 admin

Apple iOS 13 will better protect user privacy, but more could be done

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 16:42:41 +0000

Apple’s newest iOS features provide simple, easy-to-use options that can leave users more informed and more in control of their online privacy. But privacy experts agreed: Apple can—and should—go further.

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Privacy

Tags: “just once”Apple Electronic Frontier Foundation facebook Google iOS 13 location tracking online privacy privacy Privacy International Ranking Digital Rights relay email address Sign in with Apple Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google sign-on single sign-on sso user privacy WWDC WWDC 19 WWDC 2019 WWDC19

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June 12, 2019 admin

MegaCortex continues trend of targeted ransomware attacks

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 16:03:25 +0000

In this threat spotlight, we feature MegaCortex, another custom ransomware designed for targeted attacks on enterprises. Will this Matrix-inspired malware strike again?

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Threat spotlight

Tags: aes128ctr business security megacortex ransom ransom.megacortex ransomware ransomware attack targeted ransomware

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June 11, 2019 admin

Maine governor signs ISP privacy bill

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 16:57:38 +0000

Less than one week after Maine Governor Janet Mills received one of the nation’s most privacy-protective state bills on her desk, she signed it into law. The move makes Maine the latest US state to implement its own online privacy protections.

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Privacy

Tags: ACLU of Maine Bangor Daily News data privacy law data privacy legislation Governor Janet Mills GSI internet service provider ISP Janet Mills LD 946 Maine Maine State Chamber of Commerce online privacy online privacy law online privacy legislation Senator Shenna Bellows Shenna Bellows

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