Monday review – the hot 27 stories of the week
Credit to Author: Naked Security writer| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 10:16:22 +0000
Get yourself up to date with everything we’ve written in the last seven days – it’s weekly roundup time.
Monday 13 January 2020
- Snake alert! This ransomware is not a game…
- Powerful GPG collision attack spells the end for SHA-1
- Reddit bans ‘impersonation,’ but satire and parody are still OK
- Google urged to tame privacy-killing Android bloatware
- Lawmakers look to spread COPPA out to cover kids up to 16
Tuesday 14 January 2020
- Serious Microsoft crypto vulnerability – patch right now
- Windows 7 computers will no longer be patched after today
- Fleeceware is back in Google Play – massive fees for not much at all
- ‘Cable Haunt’ vulnerability exposes 200 million cable modem users
- Google tests biometric authentication for Android autofill
- Lottery hacker gets 9 months for his £5 cut of the loot
- Microsoft now reviewing Skype audio in ‘secure’ places (not China)
Wednesday 15 January 2020
- Microsoft fixes critical bugs in CryptoAPI, RD Gateway and .NET
- Malicious npm package taken down after Microsoft warning
- Peekaboo Moments baby-recording app has a bad database booboo
- Apple says no to unlocking shooter’s phone; AG and Trump lash back
Thursday 16 January 2020
- NSA and Github ‘rickrolled’ using Windows CryptoAPI bug
- S2 Ep23: Snake ransomware, VPN holes and phone spying – Naked Security Podcast
- Update now! Popular WordPress plugins have password bypass flaws
- Apps are sharing more of your data with ad industry than you may think
- Google to kill third-party Chrome cookies in two years
- College students call for ban on facial recognition on campus
Friday 17 January 2020
- 5 tips to avoid spear-phishing attacks
- Oracle’s January 2020 update patches 334 security flaws
- Google will now accept your iPhone as an authentication key
- Facial recognition is real-life ‘Black Mirror’ stuff, Ocasio-Cortez says
- EDRi’s guidelines call for more ethical websites
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