Cuidado con el bulo del Twitter multicolor, ayuda a desmontarlo no lo propagues

Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 13:41:40 +0000

Hemos escrito muchas veces sobre bulos en este blog. A menudo los bulos se propagan rápidamente, especialmente cuando hablan de trucos software, bugs o hackers, ya que suenan muy excitantes o peligrosos. Incluso cuando un bulo parece muy extraño y poco probable, millones de personas lo copian y repiten sin preocuparse lo más mínimo por [&#8230;]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/xCgea12cYs8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Read more

A week in security (February 25 – March 3)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 18:03:33 +0000

A roundup of the past week’s news, including mobile threats, viral scares, PDF tracking, and more.

Categories:

Tags:

(Read more…)

The post A week in security (February 25 – March 3) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Read more

Alerta de misiles enviada desde la cuenta de Twitter secuestrada del alcalde de Tampa

Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:07:35 +0000

Funcionarios de Tampa, Florida, estaban intentando recobrar el control de la cuenta de Twitter del alcalde, después de que un hacker la secuestrara y publicara amenazas de bomba e imágenes de abuso a niños. El atacante, que tomo el control de la cuenta justo dos semanas antes de las elecciones municipales, trató de implicar a [&#8230;]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/yHzWBHBZSZA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Read more

Will pay-for-privacy be the new normal?

Credit to Author: davidruiz| Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 17:04:22 +0000

As the US considers new data privacy laws, at least two new proposals include calls to exchange money for privacy—an unwelcome bargain for users. Before pay-for-privacy becomes law, privacy as a right should become industry practice.

Categories:

Tags:

(Read more…)

The post Will pay-for-privacy be the new normal? appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Read more

Should you delete yourself from social media?

Credit to Author: Jean Taggart| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 17:30:00 +0000

All the recent news—from Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica snafu to various abuses of Twitter vulnerabilities—has you wondering: Should I delete myself from social media? We provide advice and links on how to tighten security if you want to cool down, or, if you’re ready to go nuclear, delete yourself permanently.

Categories:

Tags:

(Read more…)

The post Should you delete yourself from social media? appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Read more

Los tuits antiguos revelan secretos ocultos

Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 15:32:31 +0000

Los tuits antiguos revelan más de lo que crees, según un nuevo informe publicado este mes. Los tuits pueden revelar los lugares que visitaste y las cosas que hiciste, incluso si no lo mencionaste explícitamente. Investigadores de la Fundación para la Investigación y Tecnología de Grecia y la Universidad de Illinois descubrieron todo esto después [&#8230;]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/0pHRdITkyvI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Read more

A week in security (December 31, 2018 – January 6, 2019)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2019 17:33:05 +0000

A roundup of last week’s security news from December 31, 2018 to January 6, 2019, including fresh breaches in the New Year, mobile malware, GandCrab, and how we remembered 2018.

Categories:

Tags:

(Read more…)

The post A week in security (December 31, 2018 – January 6, 2019) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Read more

Flaw in Twitter form may have been abused by nation states

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Twitter announced in a blog post Monday that they discovered and addressed a security flaw in one of their support forms. The discovery was made on November 15—more than a month ago—and promptly fixed the next day. So why are we only hearing about it now?

Categories:

Tags:

(Read more…)

The post Flaw in Twitter form may have been abused by nation states appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Read more