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Police get “unprecedented” data haul from Google with geofence warrants

December 16, 2019 0 Comments Android, arson, atf, bureau of alcohol, dragnet, firearms and explosives, geofence, geofencing, Google, Law & order, location data, Location history, Mobile, Privacy, reverse location search, sensorvault, tobacco, warrant

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 11:14:20 +0000

Investigators are using geofence warrants to get anybody and everybody who’s near a crime at a given time.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/uI3cDCVNbEk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google adds Verified SMS and anti-spam feature to Messages app

December 16, 2019 0 Comments Android, Google, google messages, messages app, Mobile, Operating Systems, rcs, rich communication services, security threats, SMS, SMS spam, Spam, spam protection for messages, verified sms system

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 10:50:02 +0000

If webmail, WhatsApp and IM are killing SMS, someone might want to tell Google – as it continues to add new features to its Messages app.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/bOkj5uWtjPM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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YouTube bans malicious insults, veiled threats, harassment

December 13, 2019 0 Comments behavior patterns, coordinated online abuse, Google, harassment, influencers, malice, policy, threats, youtube, youtube partner program

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 11:43:12 +0000

The new policy addresses how coordinated online abuse often happens in real life: poisonous drips spanning multiple videos/comments.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/hOuEgAv-Vn0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Chrome 79 includes anti-phishing and hacked password protection

December 12, 2019 0 Comments anti-phishing, chrome, Cryptography, encryption, Google, Google Chrome, password checkup, password protection, password security, passwords, phishing, Privacy, security threats, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:03:59 +0000

Version 79 of Chrome is out, and it promises to do a better job of protecting you against phishing sites and credential stuffing attacks.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/kPx8Ii–vqQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apple iOS 13.3 is here, bringing support for keyfobby authentication

December 12, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, Apple, Apple Safari, data loss, fido, fido u2f, Google, Incognito mode, iOS, ios 13.3, ios update, ipados 13.3, lightning, Mobile, nfc, security threats, sim swap fraud, titan key, tvos 13.3, usb, watchos 6.1.1, yubico, Yubikey

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 10:27:30 +0000

Bullet-proof authentication is just a tap away!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/I3Xzl-C4fcA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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The little-known ways mobile device sensors can be exploited by cybercriminals

December 11, 2019 0 Comments accelerometer, Android, camera, Google, gyroscope, Internet of Things, iOS, IoT, iPhone, microphone, Mobile, mobile device sensors, mobile devices, mobile phone, mobile phones, Mobile Security, mobile sensors

Credit to Author: Logan Strain| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 17:51:03 +0000

Mobile device sensors offer great utility to users—from taking pictures and commanding voice assistants to determining which direction to flip your screen. However, they harbor little-known vulnerabilities that could be exploited by crafty cybercriminals.

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Tags: accelerometer Android camera Google gyroscope Internet of Things iOS IoT iPhone microphone Mobile mobile device sensors mobile devices mobile phone mobile phones mobile security mobile sensors

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Critical DoS messaging flaw fixed in December Android update

December 5, 2019 0 Comments Android, android patching, CVEs, Google, Linux, Mobile, Operating Systems, patch level 2019-12-01, patch level 2019-12-05, Patching, Project Mainline, qualcomm, Samsung, security threats, vulnerability

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 16:25:24 +0000

Android’s December 2019 updates arrived this week, patching a small list of system and Qualcomm flaws across the operating system’s two patch levels.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Z6rqHUlLVrM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Ad fraud: Fake local news sites are rolling in the dough

December 3, 2019 0 Comments ad fraud, ads, amazon, bots, click fraud, fake news, Google, google ad network, google ads, seo

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 11:11:41 +0000

“forbesbusinessinsider.com?” Names like that sound close enough to real news domains to pass, but bots are the only ones visiting.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/qLSQ70kb1xM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Fake Android apps uploaded to Play store by notorious Sandworm hackers

December 2, 2019 0 Comments Android, Google, Google Play, google threat analysis group (tag), Government security, malware, notpetya, russia, russian hacker, sandworm, security threats

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 11:23:14 +0000

The Russian ‘Sandworm’ hacking group has been caught repeatedly uploading fake and modified Android apps to Google’s Play Store.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/4Dunl7ID7xQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Convicted murderer wins ‘right to be forgotten’ case

December 2, 2019 0 Comments EU, european court of justice, GDPR, GDPR compliance, germany, Google, murder, Privacy, right to be forgetten, rtbf, search results

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 10:42:42 +0000

Google must remove details of a convicted murderer from its search results in Europe following a German court ruling, it emerged last week.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/47Q_Tu6HuIg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>