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2019-02-22 13:18:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Pedos pollute YouTube comments on kids’ videos, advertisers flee

Can YouTube ever keep video comments under control, or it is time to kill off comments altogether?

Google Child Abuse Child Abuse Imagery Child Abuse Images Comments Pedophile Pedophiles YouTube
2019-02-22 13:18:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Advertisers flee YouTube after video comments get even more disgusting

Can YouTube ever keep video comments under control, or it is time to kill off comments altogether?

Google Child Abuse Child Abuse Imagery Child Abuse Images Comments Pedophile Pedophiles YouTube
2019-02-22 12:51:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Microsoft fixes web server DDoS bug

Overzealous use of HTTP/2 flow control settings in IIS could have brought servers to their knees.

Denial Of Service Microsoft Operating Systems Organisations Security Threats Windows DDoS HTTP/2 IIS Internet Information Server
2019-02-22 12:20:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Flash “security bypass” list hidden in Microsoft Edge browser

Until this month, the Edge browser could bypass its own warnings about Flash content on 58 websites, thanks to a hidden list.

Adobe Flash Microsoft Edge Chrome Edge Browser Facebook Firefox Microsoft Opera R3 Safari Whitelisting XSS
2019-02-22 12:11:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Threatpost Poll: Are Password Managers Too Risky?

Weigh in on password managers with our Threatpost poll.

Mobile Security Privacy Vulnerabilities Web Security 1Password Cracked Dashlane KeePass LastPass Password Manager Poll Too Risky Vulnerability
2019-02-22 11:44:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Facebook lets Android users block location tracking

Facebook announced it's tweaking its Android version, which was tracking your location even when the app wasn't in use.

Android Facebook Mobile Privacy Social Networks Android Q Location Data Location History
2019-02-22 11:32:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Crooks using compromised banks as a stepping stone to hack other financial institutions

Hack, loot, pivot, and pwn

2019-02-22 01:19:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Bluetooth “gas station” warning on Facebook – truth or hoax? [VIDEO]

Can your phone reliably detect card skimmers using Bluetooth alone? Find out in the latest Naked Security Live video...

Data Loss Video Bluetooth Cybercrime Facebook Live Fraud Naked Security Live Skimming
2019-02-21 23:30:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Researchers Propose New Approach to Address Online Password-Guessing Attacks

Recommended best practices not effective against certain types of attacks, they say.

2019-02-21 22:50:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Attack Campaign Experiments with Rapid Changes in Email Lure Content

It's like polymorphic behavior - only the changes are in the email lures themselves, with randomized changes to headers, subject lines, and body content.

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