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Independent Krebs

Sextortion Scams Now Include Photos of Your Home

September 12, 2024 admin A Little Sunshine, FBI, Google Maps, Latest Warnings, sextortion, Web Fraud 2.0

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:45:49 +0000

An old but persistent email scam known as “sextortion” has a new personalized touch: The missives, which claim that malware has captured webcam footage of recipients pleasuring themselves, now include a photo of the target’s home in a bid to make threats about publishing the videos more frightening and convincing.

MalwareBytes Security

A week in security (February 3 – 9)

February 10, 2020 admin a week in security, adposhel, Adware, data privacy law, data privacy legislation, Facebook, financial tech, Fintech, Google Maps, iowa caucus faulty app, lemon duck, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:46:42 +0000

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at Washington state’s latest efforts to provide better data privacy rights for their residents, dove into the many security questions regarding fintech, and took a look at performance art’s impact on Google Maps.

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MalwareBytes Security

Google Maps: online interventions with offline ramifications

February 7, 2020 admin art vs tech, businesses, cars, Crowdsourcing, google, Google Maps, GPS, gps location, location, map maker, maps, privacy, Reviews, traffic apps, traffic sensors, user generated content

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 19:24:50 +0000

We look at some of the ways people have gamed online mapping systems over the years.

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Independent MotherBoard Security

Following a Google Map to Nowhere Is Easy. Getting Out Is Hard

November 1, 2017 admin anxiety, backcountry, Connected, connectivity, Google Maps, GPS, hiking, maps, outdoors week 2017

Credit to Author: Michael Byrne| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2017 16:00:00 +0000

The connected map, the GPS dot, is a different sense of safety than the static map.

Independent MotherBoard Security

I Broke My Phone Biking 180 Miles Alone in Europe

October 23, 2017 admin anxiety, connectivity, Google Maps, GPS, iPhone, location, maps, outdoors week 2017, Read, road trip, smartphones, Travel

Credit to Author: Lisa Cumming| Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 13:00:00 +0000

Without being able to reliably use GPS, I felt lost.

Independent MotherBoard Security

This Remote Arctic Park in Canada Can Now Be Visited on Google Street View

October 12, 2017 admin ARCTIC, Canada, discoveries, exploration, google, google canada, Google Maps, Google Street View, NUNAVUT, Read

Credit to Author: Jacob Dubé| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:08:31 +0000

Fewer than 50 people visit Quttinirpaaq National Park on Ellesmere Island IRL each year.

Independent MotherBoard Security

When Is It Time to Disobey GPS Directions?

September 22, 2017 admin Google Maps, GPS, iPhone, maps, The Interruption

Credit to Author: Becky Ferreira| Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2017 17:20:00 +0000

“She had ignored her phone’s instructions.”