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After 3 Years, Why Gmail’s End-to-End Encryption Is Still Vapor

February 28, 2017 admin e2email, encryption, end-to-end encryption, Gmail, google, Security, Threat Level

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 16:27:05 +0000

After 3 Years, Why Gmail’s End-to-End Encryption Is Still Vapor

Is the effort to end-to-end encrypt Gmail dead, or just a lot harder than it looks? The post After 3 Years, Why Gmail’s End-to-End Encryption Is Still Vapor appeared first on WIRED.

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A week in security (Feb 20th – Feb 27th)

February 27, 2017 admin Android, DRONES, google, malware, passwords, Security world, teamspy, Week in security, weekly round up

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2017 21:00:23 +0000

A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from the 20th of February to the 27th of February. This week, we look back at tech support scams, tax tips, updating your social media privacy settings, and more.

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Massive Bug May Have Leaked User Data From Millions of Sites. So … Change Your Passwords

February 24, 2017 admin bug, CloudFlare, google, leak, project zero, Security, security disclosures

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 17:53:28 +0000

Massive Bug May Have Leaked User Data From Millions of Sites. So … Change Your Passwords

One of the biggest internet infrastructure companies leaked sensitive data for up to five months. The post Massive Bug May Have Leaked User Data From Millions of Sites. So … Change Your Passwords appeared first on WIRED.

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A Super-Common Crypto Tool Turns Out to Be Super-Insecure

February 23, 2017 admin encryption, google, hashing, Security, sha-1

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2017 13:00:56 +0000

A Super-Common Crypto Tool Turns Out to Be Super-Insecure

NIST has been warning about vulnerabilities in its SHA-1 cryptographic hash function for years, but some services still use it and the threats are growing. The post A Super-Common Crypto Tool Turns Out to Be Super-Insecure appeared first on WIRED.

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Now Anyone Can Deploy Google’s Troll-Fighting AI

February 23, 2017 admin Alphabet, Censorship, Comments, google, internet, Jigsaw, perspective api, Security, Threat Level

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2017 12:00:49 +0000

Now Anyone Can Deploy Google’s Troll-Fighting AI

Google subsidiary Jigsaw is now offering developers access to an API for its AI-based detector for abusive comments. The post Now Anyone Can Deploy Google’s Troll-Fighting AI appeared first on WIRED.

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Rogue Chrome extension pushes tech support scam

February 21, 2017February 21, 2017 admin chrome, Chrome Extension, extension, fake chrome extension, google, Google Chrome, malvertising, Social engineering, tech support scam, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 17:22:42 +0000

Google Chrome may be one of the more secure browsers but an increasing number of malicious extensions are being forced onto users. The one we analyze can hide itself and receive commands from a remote server in order to hijack the browser with incessant offers, fraud and even tech support scams.

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Security News This Week: At Least 76 iOS Apps Are Vulnerable to Attacks

February 11, 2017 admin arby's, end-to-end encryption, Gmail, google, secure communication, Security, tls

Each weekend we round up the news stories that we didn’t break or cover in depth but that still deserve your attention. The post Security News This Week: At Least 76 iOS Apps Are Vulnerable to Attacks appeared first on WIRED.