Patreon – Computer Security Articles

Here’s How Patreon Politely Makes It Impossible for Adult Content Creators

November 10, 2017 admin adult content, erotica, jack conte, Patreon

Credit to Author: Samantha Cole| Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 14:24:01 +0000

The crowdfunding site said there’s nothing to worry about, but at least one adult content creator is already being sent violation notices.

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Porn Is Still Allowed On Twitter

November 3, 2017 admin adult content, Guidelines, hate speech, Patreon, porn, pornhub, Read, revenge porn, social media, Twitter

Credit to Author: Samantha Cole| Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2017 19:36:00 +0000

Twitter’s updated guidelines had users worried their adult content would be affected.

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Adult Content Creators: Patreon Is Doing ‘the Exact Opposite of What We Asked For’

October 25, 2017 admin adult industry, crowdfunding, Patreon

Credit to Author: Samantha Cole| Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 21:02:09 +0000

Patreon’s perceived crackdown against porn has gotten messy, and one of the people fighting back was suspended by Twitter without explanation.

MalwareBytes Security

Keychain vulnerability in macOS

September 26, 2017 admin apple, cybercrime, High Sierra, Mac, Mac Cybercrime, MacOS, malware, Patreon

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 18:11:06 +0000

On Monday, Patrick Wardle, a respected security researcher at Synack and owner of Objective-See, sent a tweet about a keychain vulnerability he had found in macOS High Sierra. As his tweet showed, it is possible for a malicious app to extract, and then exfiltrate, keychain data from High Sierra, with passwords clearly exposed in plain text.

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Tags: Apple High Sierra mac macOS malware Patreon

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Nintendo Shuts Down the Internet’s Favorite ‘Super Mario 64’ Modder

September 20, 2017 admin DMCA, Gaming, Kaze Emanuar, Nintendo, Patreon, Super Mario 64, Youtube

Credit to Author: Emanuel Maiberg| Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 14:00:41 +0000

“I don’t understand their decision, maybe they are the ones that should educate me on why this is a smart business move.”

MalwareBytes Security

Crowdsourced fraud and kickstarted scams

September 14, 2017 admin 419, Crowdsourcing, cybercrime, donation scam, fraud, GoFundMe, kickstarter, Patreon, SCAM, Social engineering, ToS

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 16:00:50 +0000

Crowdsourced funding opportunities via Kickstarter, Patreon, and GoFundMe have removed many structural roadblocks for people to access capital quickly and conveniently. But they’ve also lowered the barrier to entry for many very old scams. So how do you tell the difference between a great cause or project to contribute to and a digital confidence scam? Let us take a look at pitfalls on two crowdfunding platforms.

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Tags: 419 crowdsourcing donation scam fraud GoFundMe Kickstarter Patreon scam ToS

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