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A week in security (June 10 – 16)

June 17, 2019 admin a week in security, 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

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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Trolls abuse Twitter Lists to collate their targets

June 14, 2019 admin block together, cyberbullying, online harassment, Social engineering, trolling, twitter block chain, twitter list abuse

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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