Film companies lose battle to unmask Reddit users

Categories: Personal

Tags: reddit

Tags: copyright

Tags: piracy

Tags: court

Tags: case

Tags: movie

Tags: film

Tags: producer

Tags: pirate

Tags: torrent

Tags: steal

Tags: theft

Tags: download

Tags: IP

A Judge has thrown out a case where multiple movie producers sought to deanonymise Reddit users for posts they made in 2011.

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Accidental VirusTotal upload is a valuable reminder to double check what you share

Categories: Business

Tags: upload

Tags: download

Tags: share

Tags: data

Tags: intelligence

Tags: google

Tags: virustotal

Tags: social media

Tags: sharing

Tags: document

Tags: file

Tags: files

We take a look at reports of a document being accidentally shared to the VirusTotal service and potentially exposing names and email addresses in the security and intelligence community.

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“Free” Evil Dead Rise movie scam lurks in Amazon listings

Categories: Personal

Tags: evil dead

Tags: evil dead rise

Tags: fake

Tags: scam

Tags: podcast

Tags: movie

Tags: download

Tags: stream

Tags: audible

Tags: amazon music

Tags: bruce Campbell

Tags: sam ramai

Tags: lily Sullivan

Tags: Alyssa Sutherland

Tags: lee Cronin

Tags: chainsaw

We take a look at a bogus Amazon podcast listing which promises free streams of Evil Dead Rise.

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Fake security researchers push malware files on GitHub

Categories: News

Tags: GitHub

Tags: malware

Tags: repository

Tags: security researcher

Tags: fake

Tags: download

Tags: scam

Tags: twitter

Tags: social

We take a look at reports of fake security researchers offering up malware downloads via GitHub repositories.

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Google takes CryptBot to the wood shed

Categories: News

Tags: CryptBot

Tags: malware

Tags: chrome

Tags: download

Tags: package

Tags: packages

Tags: google

Tags: legal

Tags: court order

Tags: RICO

Tags: Pakistan

We take a look at Google’s efforts to shut down a particularly nasty set of modified Chrome installs playing host to CryptBot malware.

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Android 14 developer preview highlights multiple security improvements

Categories: News

Tags: android 14

Tags: developer preview

Tags: apps

Tags: malware

Tags: download

We take a look at what the Android 14 developer preview means for Android security moving forward.

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FBI warns of imposter ads in search results

Categories: News

Tags: FBI

Tags: ad

Tags: ads

Tags: advert

Tags: paid

Tags: sponsored

Tags: search engine

Tags: results

Tags: fake

Tags: download

Tags: phish

Tags: phishing

Tags: malware

The FBI has issued a warning about criminals impersonating brands in search ads

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WhatsApp warns users: Fake versions of WhatsApp are trying to steal your personal info

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 15:09:44 +0000

We take a look at warnings of malware-infested WhatsApp downloads offered outside of the Google Play store.

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Dubious downloads: How to check if a website and its files are malicious

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 17:45:08 +0000

Users often search the web for downloads when companies no longer support software, and what they find is dubious. How can they tell if the files are safe? We tell how to spot the difference.

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