A week in security (May 8-14)

Categories: News

Tags: YouTube

Tags: ad block

Tags: sponsored tweets

Tags: Twitter

Tags: fake BBC News

Tags: AVLab assessment

Tags: Google

Tags: Google Passkey

Tags: MSP

Tags: Patch Tuesday

Tags: Discord

Tags: RedStinger

Tags: tech support scam

Tags: Aurora stealer

Tags: Invalid Printer loader

Tags: MSI

Tags: ransomware

Tags: Brightline

Tags: ransomware review

Tags: Allan Liska

Tags: Lock and Code S04E11

The most interesting security related news of the week from May 8 till 14.

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Sponsored Twitter post uses fake BBC News site to boost slippery oil trading app

Categories: News

Categories: Personal

Tags: forex

Tags: BBC

Tags: fake

Tags: trading

Tags: digital

Tags: reviews

Tags: website

Tags: AI

Tags: app

Tags: phone

Tags: twitter

Tags: sponsored

Tags: ad

Tags: advert

Tags: blue check

Tags: verified

We take a look at a daisy chain of links and clicks leading from a sponsored Twitter ad to a fake BBC website offering up an AI trading app.

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A week in security (April 3 – 9)

Categories: News

Tags: TikTok

Tags: Super FabriXss

Tags: Twitter

Tags: macOS malware

Tags: ransomware

Tags: 2023 State of Malware

Tags: Western Digital

Tags: Android

Tags: endpoint security

Tags: ChatGPT

Tags: K-12

Tags: IoT

Tags: Facebook

Tags: targeted advertising

Tags: Google

Tags: data theft

Tags: e-file

Tags: tax

Tags: Uber breach

The most interesting security related news from the week of April 3 – 9.

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Big changes to Twitter verification: How to spot a verified account

Categories: News

Tags: twitter

Tags: blue

Tags: verified

Tags: verification

Tags: fake

Tags: fraud

Tags: phish

Tags: phishing

Tags: scam

Tags: imposter

Significant changes to Twitter’s verification identifiers mean new rules for ensuring whether an account is real.

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How to set up two-factor authentication on Twitter using a hardware key

Categories: News

Tags: twitter

Tags: 2FA

Tags: auth

Tags: authentication

Tags: app

Tags: SMS

Tags: text

Tags: security

Tags: two factor authentication

Tags: verify

Tags: hardware security key

Tags: text

We explain how to to enable hardware key authentication on Twitter.

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