September 1, 2020

https://www.TheNewOil.xyz Medical Data Leaked on GitHub Due to Developer Errors https://threatpost.com/medical-data-leaked-on-github-due-to-developer-errors/158653/ Over 54,000 scanned NSW driver's licences found in open cloud storage https://www.itnews.com.au/news/over-54000-scanned-nsw-drivers-licences-found-in-open-cloud-storage-552544 Data#3 says it has been hit by a non-notifiable cyber incident https://www.zdnet.com/article/data3-says-it-has-been-hit-by-a-non-notifiable-cyber-incident/ No, no one has secretly installed a COVID-19 tracker onto your smartphone https://www.zdnet.com/article/no-no-one-has-secretly-installed-a-covid-19-tracker-onto-your-smartphone/ Google Play apps promised free shoes, but users got ad fraud malware instead https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-play-apps-promised-free-shoes-but-users-got-ad-fraud-malware-instead/ Browser-based cryptojacking sees sudden spike in activity in Q2 2020 https://www.zdnet.com/article/browser-based-cryptojacking-sees-sudden-spike-in-activity-in-q2-2020/ Your email threads are now being hijacked by the QBot Trojan https://www.zdnet.com/article/your-email-threads-are-now-being-hijacked-by-qbot-trojan/ Deepfake porn is getting easier to make and it's coming for regular people soon https://www.inputmag.com/tech/deepfake-porn-is-getting-easier-to-make-thats-bad-news-for-everyone Malicious npm package caught trying to steal sensitive Discord and browser files https://www.zdnet.com/article/malicious-npm-package-caught-trying-to-steal-sensitive-discord-and-browser-files/ Exxon Mobil replaced by a software stock after 92 years in the Dow is a ‘sign of the times’ https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/25/exxon-mobil-replaced-by-a-software-stock-after-92-years-in-the-dow-is-a-sign-of-the-times.html New Zealand stock exchange halted by cyber-attack https://www.bbc.com/news/53918580 Verily, Google’s health-focused sister company, is getting into insurance https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/25/21401124/alphabet-verily-insurance-coefficient-stop-loss Amazon announces Halo, a fitness band and app that scans your body and voice https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/27/21402493/amazon-halo-band-health-fitness-body-scan-tone-emotion-activity-sleep The dystopian technology that awaits kids going back to school https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2020/08/27/dystopian-technology-awaits-kids-going-back-school/ Mass Biometric Scanning Of Students Is COVID-19's Latest Dystopian Twist https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200825/17072245182/mass-biometric-scanning-students-is-covid-19s-latest-dystopian-twist.shtml FBI informant provides a glimpse into the inner workings of tech support scams https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-informant-provides-a-glimpse-into-the-inner-workings-of-tech-support-scams/ Use of Facial Recognition during COVID-19: A choice between public health and privacy? https://robotlp.wordpress.com/2020/08/28/use-of-facial-recognition-during-covid-19-a-choice-between-public-health-and-privacy/ Academics bypass PINs for Visa contactless payments https://www.zdnet.com/article/academics-bypass-pins-for-visa-contactless-payments/ FBI informant provides a glimpse into the inner workings of tech support scams https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-informant-provides-a-glimpse-into-the-inner-workings-of-tech-support-scams/ Confessions of an ID Theft Kingpin, Part I https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/08/confessions-of-an-id-theft-kingpin-part-i/ How to Destroy ‘Surveillance Capitalism’ https://onezero.medium.com/how-to-destroy-surveillance-capitalism-8135e6744d59 Firefox 80 released with new and faster extensions blocklist https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/firefox-80-released-with-new-and-faster-extensions-blocklist/ Delete Your Old Accounts (If You Can) https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/delete-your-old-accounts/ Facebook - Good Practices https://privacyinternational.org/guide-step/3961/facebook-good-practices How to Protect the Data on Your Laptop https://www.wired.com/story/protect-laptop-data-tips/