Film companies lose battle to unmask Reddit users

Categories: Personal

Tags: reddit

Tags: copyright

Tags: piracy

Tags: court

Tags: case

Tags: movie

Tags: film

Tags: producer

Tags: pirate

Tags: torrent

Tags: steal

Tags: theft

Tags: download

Tags: IP

A Judge has thrown out a case where multiple movie producers sought to deanonymise Reddit users for posts they made in 2011.

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Accidental VirusTotal upload is a valuable reminder to double check what you share

Categories: Business

Tags: upload

Tags: download

Tags: share

Tags: data

Tags: intelligence

Tags: google

Tags: virustotal

Tags: social media

Tags: sharing

Tags: document

Tags: file

Tags: files

We take a look at reports of a document being accidentally shared to the VirusTotal service and potentially exposing names and email addresses in the security and intelligence community.

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“Free” Evil Dead Rise movie scam lurks in Amazon listings

Categories: Personal

Tags: evil dead

Tags: evil dead rise

Tags: fake

Tags: scam

Tags: podcast

Tags: movie

Tags: download

Tags: stream

Tags: audible

Tags: amazon music

Tags: bruce Campbell

Tags: sam ramai

Tags: lily Sullivan

Tags: Alyssa Sutherland

Tags: lee Cronin

Tags: chainsaw

We take a look at a bogus Amazon podcast listing which promises free streams of Evil Dead Rise.

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Fake security researchers push malware files on GitHub

Categories: News

Tags: GitHub

Tags: malware

Tags: repository

Tags: security researcher

Tags: fake

Tags: download

Tags: scam

Tags: twitter

Tags: social

We take a look at reports of fake security researchers offering up malware downloads via GitHub repositories.

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Google takes CryptBot to the wood shed

Categories: News

Tags: CryptBot

Tags: malware

Tags: chrome

Tags: download

Tags: package

Tags: packages

Tags: google

Tags: legal

Tags: court order

Tags: RICO

Tags: Pakistan

We take a look at Google’s efforts to shut down a particularly nasty set of modified Chrome installs playing host to CryptBot malware.

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Android 14 developer preview highlights multiple security improvements

Categories: News

Tags: android 14

Tags: developer preview

Tags: apps

Tags: malware

Tags: download

We take a look at what the Android 14 developer preview means for Android security moving forward.

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FBI warns of imposter ads in search results

Categories: News

Tags: FBI

Tags: ad

Tags: ads

Tags: advert

Tags: paid

Tags: sponsored

Tags: search engine

Tags: results

Tags: fake

Tags: download

Tags: phish

Tags: phishing

Tags: malware

The FBI has issued a warning about criminals impersonating brands in search ads

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WhatsApp warns users: Fake versions of WhatsApp are trying to steal your personal info

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 15:09:44 +0000

We take a look at warnings of malware-infested WhatsApp downloads offered outside of the Google Play store.

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