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Phisher takes over a Facebook page with 1M likes, posts porn

There is phishing, and then there is phishing and causing sadness to people that are already sad. Two soon-to-be parents set up a page that was meant to chronicle the short life that their baby was going to have when born. It’s not because they wanted to get rid of him, but because the unborn […] via SecurEncrypt http://ift.tt/1t0RMau

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UK’s average internet citizen has 19 passwords, many of them too simple

Although the title may suggest that the people from UK are great at protecting their online presence, it is not really the case . A UK study shows that most people have no idea about what they are doing in terms of security, leaving themselves almost fully open to risks like fraud, identity theft and […] via SecurEncrypt http://ift.tt/1yPWDP1

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Android malware spread through images – yes, it is possible!

It wasn’t enough that malware could infiltrate Android-powered devices through specially crafted .apk applications – now it seems that the same danger could lie in…images. This is a new technique used by hackers in which they simply hide malware in an image, as to bypass any antivirus check and even Google Play’s malware scanner. Luckily, […] via SecurEncrypt http://ift.tt/1yPoGy8

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President Obama transforms the chip and PIN system into a must for government credit cards

Data breaches in the United States are beginning to worry even the government, President Barack Obama feeling obliged to issue an executive order through which all government issued banking cards (debit plus credit ones) must be secured with the chip and PIN technology. This move was to be expected, as such security is common in […] via SecurEncrypt http://ift.tt/1y2CRwK

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Facebook’s Safety Check might reveal more than we wanted to show

Facebook privacy is a concept that doesn’t exist – the social network knows what you do, where you are, how and when you react to marketing. Now, the company added a new function to its list of “let’s announce everyone where you are”, respectively the Safety Check. As Facebook’s official reveals, they played it emotionally […] via SecurEncrypt http://ift.tt/1vJs505

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Anonabox Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign is suspended

Just a few days ago a subreddit brought into focus that a Tor-like encryption wireless router, which was up for crowdfunding on Kickstarter, was just a simple copy of a $20 Chinese device, even if its creator demanded no less than $7,500 for building and commercializing it. The final price mentioned by August Germar, the […] via SecurEncrypt http://ift.tt/1vJs4Jy

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FBI wants access to private data stored on mobile phones

James Comey, director at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, told a Washington, DC-based think tank that every cellphone should have backdoors in its encryption in order to enable the US government to have free access to data. The stated reason is that this would stop terrorism and other types of crime. Comey acknowledged that “both […] via SecurEncrypt http://ift.tt/1rKoR58

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The US Bureau of Industry and Security fines Intel subsidiary for exporting encryption software

The USA has started to give fines for exporting products that have incorporated encryption. This happened to an Intel subsidiary, which exported encryption to many countries like Israel, Russia or China, along with several others. The respective company, named Wind River Systems – an Intel subsidiary, simply handed out the products to states that are […] via SecurEncrypt http://ift.tt/1wjTl4d

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South Korea willing to spend a fortune in order to keep citizens’ data safe

South Korea might make an unprecedented move and start reissuing all national identity card ID numbers corresponding to every citizen who is passed the age of 17 years old. The logic behind such a move, which will cost the Asian country more than a few billion US dollars, is that hackers managed to get their […] via SecurEncrypt http://ift.tt/1wbtppn

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The FBI issued an online security advisory linked to Chinese state-sponsored attacks

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, one of the most important US agencies when it comes to online and offline security, has made another step in the fight against Chinese state-sponsored attackers. This time, the FBI issued an advisory which includes essential data on this issue:  “information they can use to help determine whether their systems […] via SecurEncrypt http://ift.tt/11unC54

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Anonabox Tor privacy router is just a $20 Chinese device?

Security assurance is not only referring to software, but also to hardware, but this may lead to a whole new problem when wanting to hit the market with such a product. This happened to a man called August Gemar, who is the mastermind behind the Tor privacy router, dubbed Anonabox. Its creator has reached the […] via SecurEncrypt http://securencrypt.com/anonabox-tor-privacy-router-is-just-a-20-chinese-device/

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Newest Patch Tuesday from Microsoft fixes three zero-day vulnerabilities

As you may well know by now, Microsoft releases a new batch of patches each month on a Tuesday. That is why people generally refer to Microsoft’s patches as “Patch Tuesdays”. October’s edition of “Patch Tuesday” brings fixes a lot of vulnerabilities, including the one we wrote about yesterday – the “Sandworm” vulnerability. The eight […] via SecurEncrypt http://ift.tt/1001K0Q

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New web encryption flaw exposed by Google – it’s called Poodle

SSL 3.0, a Web encryption standard that is old but still supported, has been proven to be flawed. Three Google security researchers uncovered a major vulnerability in the standard, and they have bad news for us: they are not fixable. This is a case of old technology that has newly found bugs – a thing […] via SecurEncrypt http://ift.tt/1Ddm50F

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7 million Dropbox passwords are used by hackers for ransom

While Dropbox says that the service is perfectly safe and nobody hacked it, a group of hackers have released a list of a few hundreds of Dropbox account credentials , promising to release more as they raise money in the anonymous Bitcoin crypto-currency. How many more? 7 million more. This leak of 400 emails and […] via SecurEncrypt http://ift.tt/11kD6sj

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Russians use Windwows bug to hack NATO, EU, others

A security company has warned that some Russian hacking group has conducted attacks on the European Union, NATO, Ukraine and even important industries by using a zero-day flaw in Windows, one that has never been published or reported to Microsoft. The private security researchers have worked together with Microsoft to find out more about the […] via SecurEncrypt http://ift.tt/1sI600S

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iCloud now demands app-specific passwords from non-Apple apps

Apple has just announced that it is now enforcing its two-factor authentication system for all apps that access iCloud, even if they don’t natively support it. Applications such as Mozilla Thunderbird, Microsoft Outlook and other such third party apps will require users to set app-specific passwords that will get them working with the two-step verification […] via SecurEncrypt http://ift.tt/1xHsfD6

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Prosecutors: warantless hack of Silk Road by FBI was completely legal

Silk Road, one of the biggest underground forums of all time, has been taken down one year ago, in October 2013. The service that was known as the best anonymous marketplace on the Internet has been taken down by the FBI after the organization found out that, although the website’s location and identity were kept […] via SecurEncrypt http://ift.tt/1EM5ZNf